Association of mitral annulus calcification, aortic valve sclerosis and aortic root calcification with abnormal myocardial perfusion single photon emission tomography in subjects age ≤65 years old

• Published in: Journal of the American College of Cardiology Vol. 38; no. 7; pp. 1988 - 1993
• Main Authors: Jeon, Doo-Soo, Atar, Shaul, Brasch, Andrea V, Luo, Huai, Mirocha, James, Naqvi, Tasneem Z, Kraus, Robert, Berman, Daniel S, Siegel, Robert J
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: New York, NY Elsevier Inc 01.12.2001; Elsevier Science
• Subjects: Aged; Aortic Valve - diagnostic imaging; Aortic Valve Stenosis - diagnostic imaging; Biological and medical sciences; Calcinosis - diagnostic imaging; Cardiovascular system; Coronary Artery Disease - diagnostic imaging; Echocardiography; Exercise Test; Female; Humans; Investigative techniques, diagnostic techniques (general aspects); Male; Medical sciences; Middle Aged; Mitral Valve - diagnostic imaging; Mitral Valve Stenosis - diagnostic imaging; Odds Ratio; Predictive Value of Tests; Radionuclide investigations; Risk Assessment; Sclerosis - diagnostic imaging; Tomography, Emission-Computed, Single-Photon; ARC; SSS; OR; TTE; CI; CAD; AVS; MAC; SPECT; Radionuclide study; Sonography; Human; Regional blood flow; Mitral valve; Echocardiography; Pathophysiology; Root; Cardiovascular disease; Exploration; Narrowing; Coronary heart disease; Photon; Concomitant disease; Cardiac valvular disease; Calcification; Myocardium; Aorta; Hemodynamics; Aortic valve; Emission tomography

OBJECTIVES We examined the hypothesis that mitral annulus calcification (MAC), aortic valve sclerosis (AVS) and aortic root calcification (ARC) are associated with coronary artery disease (CAD) in subjects age ≤65 years. BACKGROUND Mitral annulus calcification, AVS and ARC frequently coexist and are...