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OBJECTIVE: To determine the accuracy of coronary angiography through 64-slice computed tomography in detecting in-stent restenosis. METHOD: Fifty-two patients with 76 coronary stents and suspicion of restenosis were examined. Initially, they underwent coronary angiography through 64-slice computed tomography, and subsequently invasive coronary angiography as gold standard. Diagnostic efficiency indexes were calculated. RESULTS: In the stents of 3 mm or more of diameter, tomography sensitivity, specificity, positive and negative predictive value were 95, 98, 95 and 98% respectively, with positive likelihood ratio of 42 (CI95%, 6 to 290) and negative of 0.05 (CI95%, .01 to .35), validity of 97% and Kappa of 0.93 (CI95%, .83 to 1), (p ? 0.00001). In the stents smaller than 3 mm, the indexes of diagnostic efficiency and Kappa considerably decreased, loosing the statistical significance (p >0.05). CONCLUSIONS: Coronary angiography through 64-slice computed tomography is an accurate, non-invasive clinical technique for the detection of in-stent restenosis, especially with stents of 3 mm or more of diameter, and reliable allows identification of patients who need to undergo or not control invasive coronary angiography.
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Coronary Restenosis/diagnostic imaging , Multidetector Computed Tomography , Stents , Coronary Angiography , Cross-Sectional Studies , Female , Humans , Male , Middle Aged , Multidetector Computed Tomography/methods , Reproducibility of ResultsABSTRACT
Objetivo: Determinar la precisión de la coronariografía por tomografía de 64 cortes para la detección de la reestenosis de los stents. Método: Se examinaron 52 pacientes portadores de 76 stents coronarios con sospecha de reestenosis. Inicialmente se les realizó coronariografía mediante tomógrafo de 64 cortes y posteriormente coronariografía invasiva como patrón de referencia. Se calcularon los índices de eficiencia diagnóstica. Resultados: En los stents valorables de 3 mm o más de diámetro, la sensibilidad, especificidad, valor predictivo positivo y negativo de la tomografía fueron de 95, 98, 95 y 98% respectivamente, con razón de verosimilitud positiva de 42 (IC95%, 6 a 290) y negativa de 0.05 (IC95%, 0.01 a 0.35), validez de 97% y Kappa de 0.93 (IC95%, 0.83 a 1), (p ≤ 0.00001). En los stents valorables menores que 3 mm, disminuyeron apreciablemente los índices de eficiencia diagnóstica y de Kappa, perdiendo la significancia estadística (p > 0.05). Conclusión: La coronariografía por tomografía de 64 cortes es una técnica clínica no invasiva precisa, en la detección de la reestenosis de los stents, sobre todo en los stents de 3 mm o más, y segura, ya que permite identificar a los pacientes que necesitan o no la realización de una coronariografía invasiva de control.
Objective: To determine the accuracy of coronary angiography through 64-slice computed tomography in detecting in-stent restenosis. Method: Fifty-two patients with 76 coronary stents and suspicion of restenosis were examined. Initially, they underwent coronary angiography through 64-slice computed tomography, and subsequently invasive coronary angiography as gold standard. Diagnostic efficiency indexes were calculated. Results: In the stents of 3 mm or more of diameter, tomography sensitivity, specificity, positive and negative predictive value were 95, 98, 95 and 98% respectively, with positive likelihood ratio of 42 (CI95%, 6 to 290) and negative of 0.05 (CI95%, .01 to .35), validity of 97% and Kappa of 0.93 (CI95%, .83 to 1), (p ≤ 0.00001). In the stents smaller than 3 mm, the indexes of diagnostic efficiency and Kappa considerably decreased, loosing the statistical significance (p >0.05). Conclusions: Coronary angiography through 64-slice computed tomography is an accurate, non-invasive clinical technique for the detection of in-stent restenosis, especially with stents of 3 mm or more of diameter, and reliable allows identification of patients who need to undergo or not control invasive coronary angiography.