Visual ordinal grading of aortic valve calcification on routine non-gated chest CT predicts prognosis and alters management.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

BSCI/BSTI guidelines recommend reporting aortic valve calcification (AVC) on all chest CTs regardless of indication. We assessed AVC frequency, severity, and association with aortic stenosis (AS) on echocardiography and its prognostic implications.

Methods

Retrospective, single-centre analysis of consecutive chest CTs (January-December 2015) for 200 patients per age group (< 40, 40-49, 50-59, 60-69, 70-79, 80-89, ≥ 90) performed for medical, surgical, and oncological indications. CTs were re-reviewed for the presence and graded severity of AVC and coronary artery calcification (CAC). Corresponding echocardiography reports (within 5 years) reviewed for AS. Comorbidities and clinical outcomes were recorded.

Results

One thousand three hundred seventy-seven pati

SUBMITTER: Gunning SGS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12417276 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature