Cardiac calcification by transthoracic echocardiography is a mirror of vascular atherosclerosis (Abstract in rivista)

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  • Cardiac calcification by transthoracic echocardiography is a mirror of vascular atherosclerosis (Abstract in rivista) (literal)
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  • 2007-01-01T00:00:00+01:00 (literal)
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  • Corciu A.; Venneri L.; Poggianti E.; Petersen C.; Picano E. (2007)
    Cardiac calcification by transthoracic echocardiography is a mirror of vascular atherosclerosis
    in European Journal of Echocardiography, 2007
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  • Corciu A.; Venneri L.; Poggianti E.; Petersen C.; Picano E. (literal)
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  • European Journal of Echocardiography (literal)
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  • In: European Journal of Echocardiography, vol. December Suppl. Oxford Journals, 2007. (literal)
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  • Background: Aortic valve sclerosis (AVS), mitral annular calcium (MAC) and aortic root sclerosis (ARS) detected by echocardiography, have been associated with atherosclerosis. Total heart calcification score index (CSI) (the sum of AVS, MAC and ARS) is correlated to Framingham Risk Score (FRS) and angiographically assessed coronary artery disease. Common carotid-artery intima media thickness (CCA-IMT) is an intermediate phenotype for early atherosclerosis. Aim: To estimate the correlation between the total heart calcification score index (CSI) and CCA-IMT. Materials and methods: 74 consecutive subjects (mean age 64.6±10.9 yrs, 54 men), referred to the cardiovacular ultrasound lab, underwent : 1) complete transthoracic echocardiography, with CSI assessment (from 0=normal to 10=diffuse calcification of aortic valve, mitral annulus and aortic root) and 2) carotid vascular ultrasound with CCA-IMT evaluation. Each test was independently evaluated by a trained observer (certified by European Association of Echocardiography). Results: The mean value of CSI was 3.7±2.1, and the mean value of IMT is 0.92±0.22 mm. On linear regression analysis CSI was significantly correlated to CCA-IMT (p0.001; r (literal)
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  • Cardiac calcification by transthoracic echocardiography is a mirror of vascular atherosclerosis (literal)
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