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Is the progression of aortic valve calcification associated with the progression of coronary atherosclerotic plaque volume?
Is the progression of aortic valve calcification associated with the progression of coronary atherosclerotic plaque volume?
Aortic valve calcification progression is linked specifically to the progression of calcified, but not noncalcified, coronary plaque volume.
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Aortic valve calcification progression was selectively associated with calcified plaque progression; leaves open differential plaque dynamics and requires prospective validation.
= .17). Conclusion The overall burden of coronary atherosclerosis was associated with aortic valve calcification at baseline. However, the progression of aortic valve calcification was associated with only the progression of calcified plaque volume but not with the -progression of noncalcified plaque volume. Clinical trial registration no. NCT02803411 © RSNA, 2021 See also the editorial by Sinitsyn in this issue.
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