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SYNTAX and Coronary Artery Calcium Score Predict Atherosclerotic Plaque Formation in the Ascending Aorta
CONCLUSIONS: CAC score and ACS are strongly correlated with the complexity of coronary arteries in CABG patients. The total CAC score (≥ 400 AU) was independently associated with the degree of SS (>37). To prevent MACCE and mortality in CABG patients, we suggest the measurement of CAC score accompanied with ACS using MDCT as a non-invasive method. Highlight points: • Atherosclerotic plaque formation in aorta and coronary arteries are the main risk factors for stroke and infarction in CABG operations. •SYNTAX score value and aortic atherosclerosis levels are directly correlated. •SYNTAX score may predict the comp...
Source: Atherosclerosis - December 28, 2021 Category: Cardiology Authors: Ismail Haberal Mehmet Balli Esra Ert ürk Tekin Ayhan Uysal Sadiye Deniz Ozsoy Mehmet Ali Yesiltas Doga ç Oksen Sebnem Batur Hulya Yilmaz Ak Bahar Aydinli Source Type: research

Transcatheter aortic valve implantation in bicuspid anatomy: procedural results with two different types of valves.
CONCLUSIONS: Postprocedural aortic regurgitation is still an issue in BAV undergone TAVI when: 1) the annulus is big; 2) when we are using self-expandable valves; and 3) in type 0 valves. Lotus valve, with a higher radial force put in a small annuls seems associated to better procedural outcomes in this subset of patients. PMID: 29512361 [PubMed - in process]
Source: Minerva Cardioangiologica - March 9, 2018 Category: Cardiology Tags: Minerva Cardioangiol Source Type: research

Aortic Root Calcification Score as an Independent Factor for Predicting Major Adverse Cardiac Events in Familial Hypercholesterolemia.
CONCLUSIONS: ARC was significantly associated with future MACE in Japanese patients with heterozygous FH. ARC may start to develop, on average, at 17.4 and 19.7 years of age in males and females, respectively, with heterozygous FH. PMID: 29321389 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Journal of Atherosclerosis and Thrombosis - January 14, 2018 Category: Cardiology Tags: J Atheroscler Thromb Source Type: research