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Is aortic valve calcification associated with the presence, pattern, and severity of subclinical coronary artery atherosclerosis in a middle-aged general population?
Is aortic valve calcification associated with the presence, pattern, and severity of subclinical coronary artery atherosclerosis in a middle-aged general population?
Population-based study evaluates links between aortic valve calcification and coronary atherosclerosis in middle-aged adults, highlighting shared pathways of early cardiovascular disease.
Early aortic valve lesions in aortic sclerosis resemble atherosclerosis, but data on early aortic valve calcification (AVC) and its relation to coronary artery calcification (CAC) are scarce Purpose: To characterize associations between AVC and CAC presence, pattern and severity in the Swedish CArdioPulmonary BioImage Study (SCAPIS).
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