Research Article

The Prevalence of Cardiac Risk Factors in Men with Localized Prostate Cancer Undergoing Androgen Deprivation Therapy in British Columbia, Canada

Table 3

Cardiac evaluations performed in men with prostate cancer referred for androgen deprivation therapy.

InvestigationAll patients
()
High FRS
()
Intermediate
FRS ()
Low FRS
()

Echocardiogram31 (2%)1 (4%)0
Exercise treadmill test3110
 Positive for ischemia1010
 Negative for ischemia2100
Myocardial perfusion imaging2000
 Positive for ischemia1000
 Negative for ischemia1000
Stress echocardiogram1010
 Positive for ischemia0000
 Negative for ischemia1010
Holter monitor1100
 Normal1100
 Abnormal0000

FRS: Framingham risk score.
One patient had evidence of ischemia on exercise treadmill testing and was subsequently referred for stress echocardiogram which showed no ischemia.