The correlation between coronary artery, aortic, and mitral valve calcification in patients with coronary atherosclerosis

• Published in: Egyptian Journal of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine Vol. 54; no. 1; pp. 108 - 7
• Main Authors: Suwita, Benedicta Mutiara, Suroyo, Indrati, Rusdi, Lusiani, Prihartono, Joedo
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin/Heidelberg Springer Berlin Heidelberg 01.12.2023; Springer; Springer Nature B.V; SpringerOpen
• Subjects: Aortic stenosis; Aortic valve; Atherosclerosis; Calcification; Calcium score; Cardiac patients; Cardiovascular disease; Care and treatment; Computed tomography; Coronary artery; Coronary vessels; Diabetes; Ejection fraction; Health risks; Heart; Heart valve diseases; Hypertension; Imaging; Interventional Radiology; Medical records; Medical research; Medicine; Medicine & Public Health; Medicine, Experimental; Nuclear Medicine; Patients; Radiology; Software; Tomography; Veins & arteries; Indonesia; Mitral valve; Calcium score; Computed tomography; Atherosclerosis; Coronary artery; Calcification; Aortic valve

Background Atherosclerosis is the underlying process causing coronary artery calcification. Pathophysiology of aortic and mitral valve calcification has several similarities with coronary atherosclerosis, but their correlation has not been clear, especially in patients with coronary atherosclerosis....