New research from the ISCHEMIA trial dey show say stress test, no matter how dem do am, fit predict how heart go dey for patients wey get stable, moderate to serious coronary artery disease (CAD). Dis study, wey dey inside JACC: Cardiovascular Imaging, look how different stress test dey show different things and how dem relate.
Wetin be Stress Test?
Stress test na way to check how your heart dey work when e dey under stress, like when you dey exercise. Dem fit use different methods like:
- Nuclear imaging
- Echocardiography
- Cardiac magnetic resonance imaging (CMR)
- Exercise electrocardiography (ECG)
The ISCHEMIA trial, wey cost plenty money, find say invasive treatment plus normal medicine no dey better pass normal medicine alone for people wey get chronic coronary syndromes. To join di trial, people must get moderate to serious ischemia based on stress imaging or exercise tolerance test.
Key Findings from di Study
Di study find say:
- If plenty part of your heart get scar, e mean say you dey likely get heart problem (HR: 1.07).
- If your heart no dey pump blood well when you dey rest (LVEF: 0.88) and when you dey stress (LVEF: 0.87), e mean say you dey likely get bad heart outcome.
- Echocardiography and nuclear imaging dey show say dem fit predict different heart problems.
Dr. Leslee Shaw talk say dem need to dey smart about wetin dem expect to change for patient wey get heart problem, and dem need to look at different things wey no dey invasive to see how dem relate to heart outcome, no be just death and heart attack alone.
Wetin dis mean for Ghana?
Dis research dey important for Ghana because e dey show say stress test fit help doctors predict who dey likely get heart problem. If doctors fit know dis early, dem fit give better treatment and help people live longer and healthier lives. Make you dey check your heart wella if you dey feel any pain or you dey fear for your heart.