Correlation of degree of aortic valve stenosis by Doppler echocardiogram to quantity of calcium in the valve by electron beam tomography

• Published in: The American journal of cardiology Vol. 90; no. 5; pp. 554 - 557
• Main Authors: Kaden, Jens J, Freyer, Sabine, Weisser, Gerald, Willingstorfer, Wolf, Bilbal, Ayse, Pfleger, Stefan, Süselbeck, Tim, Haase, Karl K, Dempfle, Carl-Erik, Borggrefe, Martin
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: New York, NY Elsevier Inc 01.09.2002; Elsevier; Elsevier Limited
• Subjects: Aged; Aortic Valve Stenosis - complications; Aortic Valve Stenosis - diagnostic imaging; Aortic Valve Stenosis - epidemiology; Biological and medical sciences; Calcinosis - complications; Calcinosis - diagnostic imaging; Calcinosis - epidemiology; Calcium; Cardiovascular system; Coronary vessels; Echocardiography, Doppler; Female; Heart; Humans; Investigative techniques, diagnostic techniques (general aspects); Male; Medical diagnosis; Medical imaging; Medical sciences; Middle Aged; Observer Variation; Prevalence; Severity of Illness Index; Statistics as Topic; Tomography, X-Ray Computed; Ultrasonic investigative techniques; Sonography; Doppler ultrasound study; Human; Echocardiography; Radiodiagnosis; Pathophysiology; Electron beam; Cardiovascular disease; Exploration; Narrowing; Cardiac valvular disease; Calcification; Medical imagery; Severity score; Computerized axial tomography; Aortic valve; Quantitative analysis
• ISSN: 0002-9149; 1879-1913
• DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9149(02)02537-7

Aortic valve calcium is quantified by electron beam tomography in patients with nonrheumatic, calcific aortic stenosis (AS). The valvular calcium area and the echocardiographic severity of AS showed a close, inverse correlation, suggesting that electron beam tomography may prove useful in the noninvasive assessment of the progression of calcific AS.