Title of article :
Epidemiology and association of vascular and valvular calcium quantified by multidetector computed tomography in elderly asymptomatic subjects
Author/Authors :
Cury، نويسنده , , Ricardo C and Ferencik، نويسنده , , Maros and Hoffmann، نويسنده , , Udo and Ferullo، نويسنده , , Ashley and Moselewski، نويسنده , , Fabian and Abbara، نويسنده , , Suhny and Booth، نويسنده , , Sarah L and OʹDonnell، نويسنده , , Christopher J and Brady، نويسنده , , Thomas J and Achenbach، نويسنده , , Stephan، نويسنده ,
Issue Information :
روزنامه با شماره پیاپی سال 2004
Pages :
4
From page :
348
To page :
351
Abstract :
The epidemiology of and association between vascular and valvular calcium as quantified by multidetector computed tomography (MDCT) were studied in 416 elderly subjects with no history of coronary artery disease. Coronary calcium (CC), descending thoracic aortic calcium (DTAC), aortic valve calcium (AVC), and mitral valve calcium (MVC) were present in 282 (68%), 214 (51%), 152 (37%), and 68 (16%) subjects, respectively. Multiple logistic regression analysis showed that after adjusting for age and gender, subjects with AVC (odds ratio [OR] 2.3), MVC (OR 2.81), and DTAC (OR 2.79) were independently and significantly more likely to have CC. Further evidence is provided for the notion that calcifications in those regions are associated and that MDCT can be used as a tool for the global assessment of vascular and valvular calcium.
Journal title :
American Journal of Cardiology
Serial Year :
2004
Journal title :
American Journal of Cardiology
Record number :
1897895
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