Association of aortic root calcification severity with the extent of coronary artery calcification assessed by calcium-scoring dual-source computed tomography
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- 作者：Xiaohan Hu1 ; Claudia Frellesen1 ; J.Matthias Kerl ; Ralf W. Bauer ; Martin Beeres ; Boris Bodelle ; Thomas Lehnert ; Thomas J. Vogl ; Julian L. Wichmann ; docwichmann@gmail.com" class="auth_mail" title="E-mail the corresponding author
- 关键词：Aortic root calcification ; Coronary artery calcification ; Calcium scoring ; Coronary computed tomography angiography ; Dual-source computed tomography
- 刊名：European Journal of Radiology
- 出版年：2015
- 出版时间：October 2015
- 年：2015
- 卷：84
- 期：10
- 页码：1910-1914
- 全文大小：819 K
文摘
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Aortic root calcification (ARC) on calcium-scoring dual-source CT scans was assessed.
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Correlation with coronary artery calcification (CAC) using the Agatston score was analyzed.
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Patients with ARC showed a significantly higher presence of CAC.
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Patients with an ARC volume > 40 mm ≥ demonstrated significantly higher rates of severe CAC.
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The extent of ARC is directly associated with the presence and degree of CAC.