The relationship between carotid and coronary calcification in patients with coronary artery disease
| Autor: | Per Wester, Michael Y. Henein, Eman El sharkawy, Sergio Vancheri, Federico Vancheri, Rafik B. Shenouda, Emilio Maria Bassi, Rachel Nicoll, Mohammed Sobhi |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
| Předmět: |
medicine.medical_specialty
Acute coronary syndrome Physiology macromolecular substances Coronary Artery Disease 030204 cardiovascular system & hematology Coronary Angiography acute coronary syndrome Coronary artery disease 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Risk Factors Physiology (medical) Internal medicine Medicine Humans In patient Cardiac and Cardiovascular Systems cardiovascular diseases Vascular Calcification Kardiologi business.industry agatston score coronary calcification 030229 sport sciences General Medicine medicine.disease Coronary Vessels Carotid Arteries Coronary artery calcification Cardiology cardiovascular system carotid calcification CT scanning business Agatston score |
| Popis: | Background: Atherosclerosis is a multi-system pathology with heterogeneous involvement. We aimed to investigate the relationship between the presence and severity of carotid and coronary calcification in a group of patients with coronary artery disease. Methods: Sixty-three patients presenting with unstable angina or positive stress test for myocardial ischaemia were enrolled in this study. All patients underwent CT scanning of the carotid and coronary arteries using the conventional protocol and Agatston scoring system. Risk factors for atherosclerosis were also analyzed for correlation with the extent of arterial calcification. Results: Total coronary artery calcium score (CAC) was several times higher than total carotid calcium score (1274 (1018) vs 6 (124), p = 0·0001, respectively). The left carotid calcium score correlated strongly with the right carotid calcium score (rho = 0·69, p |
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