Variation in Revascularization Practice and Outcomes in Asymptomatic Stable Ischemic Heart Disease. 2019

Andrew Czarnecki, and Feng Qiu, and Gabby Elbaz-Greener, and Eric A Cohen, and Dennis T Ko, and Idan Roifman, and Harindra C Wijeysundera
Schulich Heart Centre, Division of Cardiology, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Institute of Clinical Evaluative Sciences, Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Department of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Electronic address: andrew.czarnecki@sunnybrook.ca.

The aims of this study were to assess variation in revascularization of asymptomatic patients with stable ischemic heart disease, identify the predictors of variation, and determine if it was associated with clinical outcomes. Management of stable ischemic heart disease in asymptomatic patients with obstructive coronary artery disease is controversial, potentially leading to practice variation. A retrospective observational cohort study was performed using population-based data from Ontario, Canada, in patients with asymptomatic stable ischemic heart disease and obstructive coronary artery disease. The cohort was divided on the basis of treatment strategy: revascularization or medical therapy. Hospitals were allocated into tertiles of their revascularization ratio. Outcomes included death and nonfatal myocardial infarction. Hierarchical logistic regression was used to assess the predictors of revascularization, with median odds ratios used to quantify variation. Proportional hazards models were used to determine the association between management strategy and outcomes. The cohort included 9,897 patients, 47% treated with medical therapy and 53% with revascularization. Between hospitals, 2-fold variation existed in the ratio of revascularized to medically treated patients. However, the variation across hospitals was not explained by patient, physician, or hospital factors (median odds ratio in null model: 1.25; median odds ratio in full model: 1.31). Revascularization was associated with a hazard ratio of 0.81 (95% confidence interval: 0.69 to 0.96) for death and a hazard ratio of 0.58 (95% confidence interval: 0.46 to 0.73) for myocardial infarction, with this benefit consistent across tertiles of revascularization ratio. Wide variation was observed in revascularization practice that was not explained by known factors. Despite this variation, a clinical benefit was observed with revascularization that was consistent across hospitals.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D008297 Male Males
D008875 Middle Aged An adult aged 45 - 64 years. Middle Age
D009203 Myocardial Infarction NECROSIS of the MYOCARDIUM caused by an obstruction of the blood supply to the heart (CORONARY CIRCULATION). Cardiovascular Stroke,Heart Attack,Myocardial Infarct,Cardiovascular Strokes,Heart Attacks,Infarct, Myocardial,Infarction, Myocardial,Infarctions, Myocardial,Infarcts, Myocardial,Myocardial Infarctions,Myocardial Infarcts,Stroke, Cardiovascular,Strokes, Cardiovascular
D009864 Ontario A province of Canada lying between the provinces of Manitoba and Quebec. Its capital is Toronto. It takes its name from Lake Ontario which is said to represent the Iroquois oniatariio, beautiful lake. (From Webster's New Geographical Dictionary, 1988, p892 & Room, Brewer's Dictionary of Names, 1992, p391)
D010818 Practice Patterns, Physicians' Patterns of practice related to diagnosis and treatment as especially influenced by cost of the service requested and provided. Clinical Practice Patterns,Physician's Practice Patterns,Clinical Practice Pattern,Pattern, Clinical Practice,Patterns, Clinical Practice,Practice Pattern, Clinical,Practice Patterns, Clinical,Practice Patterns, Physician's,Prescribing Patterns, Physician,Physician Practice Patterns,Physician Prescribing Pattern,Physician Prescribing Patterns,Physician's Practice Pattern,Physicians' Practice Pattern,Physicians' Practice Patterns,Practice Pattern, Physician's,Practice Pattern, Physicians',Practice Patterns, Physician,Prescribing Pattern, Physician
D002317 Cardiovascular Agents Agents that affect the rate or intensity of cardiac contraction, blood vessel diameter, or blood volume. Cardioactive Agent,Cardioactive Drug,Cardiovascular Agent,Cardiovascular Drug,Cardioactive Agents,Cardioactive Drugs,Cardiovascular Drugs,Agent, Cardioactive,Agent, Cardiovascular,Drug, Cardioactive,Drug, Cardiovascular
D003324 Coronary Artery Disease Pathological processes of CORONARY ARTERIES that may derive from a congenital abnormality, atherosclerotic, or non-atherosclerotic cause. Arteriosclerosis, Coronary,Atherosclerosis, Coronary,Coronary Arteriosclerosis,Coronary Atherosclerosis,Left Main Coronary Artery Disease,Left Main Coronary Disease,Left Main Disease,Arterioscleroses, Coronary,Artery Disease, Coronary,Artery Diseases, Coronary,Atheroscleroses, Coronary,Coronary Arterioscleroses,Coronary Artery Diseases,Coronary Atheroscleroses,Left Main Diseases
D005260 Female Females
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000368 Aged A person 65 years of age or older. For a person older than 79 years, AGED, 80 AND OVER is available. Elderly

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