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. 2022 Apr 20;10:205–221. doi: 10.1016/j.xjon.2022.04.022

Table E3.

Modern subcohort baseline patient characteristics stratified by presence and location of obstructive CAD

All
(N = 273)
No CAD
(N = 242)
Only anomalous coronary with CAD
(N = 19)
Normal- origin coronary with CAD
(N = 12)
P value
Mean ± SD
or n (%)
Mean ± SD
or n (%)
Mean ± SD
or n (%)
Mean ± SD
or n (%)
Demographics
 Age at CAD imaging, y 52.5 ± 17.5 50.7 ± 17.3 64.1 ± 9.72 70.9 ± 13.6 <.0001
 Male 155 (57) 95 (39) 9 (47) 7 (58) .03
Indication for diagnostic AAOCA imaging
 Symptomatic cardiac evaluation 195 (71) 175 (72) 13 (68) 7 (58) .55
 Cardiac surgery evaluation 45 (16) 37 (15) 5 (26) 3 (25) .33
 Noncardiac surgery evaluation 13 (4.8) 12 (5) 0 (0) 1 (8.3) .52
 Noncoronary imaging 7 (2.6) 7 (2.9) 0 (0) 0 (0) .63
 Routine screening 3 (1.1) 2 (0.83) 0 (0) 1 (8.3) .046
 Other 7 (2.6) 6 (2.5) 1 (5.3) 0 (0) .65
 Unknown 3 (1.1) 3 (1.2) 0 (0) 0 (0) .82
Symptoms
 Chest pain 169 (62) 147 (61) 13 (68) 9 (75) .51
 Dyspnea 181 (66) 161 (67) 12 (63) 8 (67) .96
 Syncope 46 (17) 43 (18) 3 (16) 0 (0) .27
 Arrhythmia 159 (58) 143 (59) 9 (47) 7 (58) .61
 Myocardial infarction 25 (9.2) 16 (6.6) 5 (26) 4 (33) .0002
 Aborted SCD 6 (2.2) 5 (2.1) 1 (5.3) 0 (0) .57
 None 18 (6.6) 13 (5.4) 3 (16) 2 (17) .075
Comorbidities
 Valve dysfunction 128 (47) 110 (45) 10 (53) 8 (67) .31
 Cardiomyopathy 36 (13) 32 (13) 2 (11) 2 (17) .88
 Heart failure 68 (25) 58 (24) 5 (26) 5 (42) .38
 Arrhythmia 165 (60) 147 (61) 10 (53) 8 (67) .71
 Congenital heart disease 35 (13) 32 (13) 2 (11) 1 (8.3) .84
 Cerebrovascular disease 21 (7.7) 18 (7.4) 2 (11) 1 (8.3) .89
 Pulmonary disease 81 (30) 74 (31) 4 (21) 3 (25) .64
 Liver disease 54 (20) 45 (19) 5 (26) 4 (33) .35
 Renal disease 32 (12) 25 (10) 5 (26) 2 (17) .098
 Diabetes 58 (21) 44 (18) 9 (47) 5 (42) .0024
 Peripheral arterial disease 11 (4) 9 (3.7) 1 (5.3) 1 (8.3) .7
 Hypertension 195 (71) 168 (69) 16 (84) 11 (92) .11
 Hyperlipidemia 168 (62) 140 (58) 17 (89) 11 (92) .0022
 Tobacco use 89 (33) 77 (32) 8 (42) 4 (33) .65
 None 42 (15) 42 (17) 0 (0) 0 (0) .042

P values compared the CAD-free, CAD-only, and all-others categories. Origin refers to that of the anomalous coronary. Symptoms and comorbidities were not mutually exclusive. CAD, Coronary artery disease; AAOCA, anomalous aortic origin of a coronary artery; SCD, sudden cardiac death.