2018
DOI: 10.1177/0003319718796889
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Association Between Abdominal Visceral Artery Calcification and All-Cause Mortality—A Computerized Tomography Imaging-Based Longitudinal Follow-Up Study

Abstract: Arterial calcification in different arterial beds has been observed to be an independent predictor of mortality. The association of abdominal visceral artery calcium with all-cause mortality remains unexplored. Patients who had undergone contrast-enhanced computerized tomography (CT) imaging for routine assessment of peripheral arterial disease (PAD) were considered for this study. A novel calcium score (abdominal visceral arteries calcium [AVAC]) for the abdominal visceral arteries (celiac axis, superior mese… Show more

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“…However, different studies show that the presence of calcifications in the celiac trunk or in the superior mesenteric artery correlates with systemic calcified atherosclerosis, cardiovascular risk factors, all-cause mortality, and fatty liver. This could be in favor of an atherosclerotic process in these arteries [14,31,32].…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…However, different studies show that the presence of calcifications in the celiac trunk or in the superior mesenteric artery correlates with systemic calcified atherosclerosis, cardiovascular risk factors, all-cause mortality, and fatty liver. This could be in favor of an atherosclerotic process in these arteries [14,31,32].…”
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confidence: 99%
“…Atheroma of the abdominal aorta and its branches has a high prevalence (55-83 % in those over 40 years of age) [12][13][14] and has been identified as an independent predictor of vascular morbidity and mortality [15]. Aorto-iliac calcifications [12] and abdominal visceral artery calcifications [16] are also associated with all-cause mortality, especially when calcifications reach the superior mesenteric artery [14]. The quantification of atheroma is now possible thanks to the use of computed tomography (CT), and has been extensively studied in the coronary arteries [17,18].…”
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confidence: 99%
“…Severe CAC and aortic calcification on the thoracic CT scans performed for lung cancer screening or visceral arterial calcification on abdominal CT scans were associated with higher cardiovascular and all-cause mortality. 16,17 However, it is not clear whether detection of calcification in small peripheral arteries has similar clinical utility. Patsch et al 18 described a semi-automated algorithm to quantify lower leg arterial calcification found on scans obtained using high-resolution peripheral quantitative CT (HR-pQCT).…”
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