A study on the prevalence, distribution and related factors of heart valve calcification using coronary CT angiography.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The concept of active atherosclerotic disease has been accepted for heart valve calcification (HVC). We investigated prevalence, distribution and related factors of HVC in patients who had undergone coronary CT angiography (CCTA).

Methods

Subjects were consecutive 200 patients who underwent CCTA. The prevalence and the distribution of HVC using ECG gated non-contrast CT were investigated. Logistic regression analysis and simple regression analysis for factors associated with presence of the calcification and quantitative calcification in the aortic and mitral valve were conducted.

Results

HVC was detected in 48.0%. Aortic valve calcification (AVC) was found in 92 cases, the most, followed by mitral valve calcification (MVC) in 25 cases, pulmonary valve in 3

SUBMITTER: Kamo Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7334460 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature