A S Issever1, M Kentenich, T Köhlitz, G Diederichs, E Zimmermann. 1. Department of Radiology, Charité Campus Mitte, Charité - Universitaetsmedizin Berlin, Charitéplatz 1, 10117, Berlin, Germany, ahi-sema.issever@charite.de.
Abstract
OBJECTIVES: To evaluate how far fracture status and bone mineral density (BMD) correlate with the vascular calcification score (CS). METHODS: On 29 complete human cadavers (17 female, 12 male; mean age at death was 85.57 years), multi-detector computed tomography was performed to assess the spine fracture status (fracture vs non-fracture [FX vs non-FX]) and CS of the coronary arteries (Coro-CS), the aorta (Aorta-CS) and the pelvic vessels (Iliac-CS). Quantitative computed tomography of the lumbar spine was performed to estimate overall BMD (osteoporotic [BMD <80 mg/cm(3)] vs non-osteoporotic [BMD ≥ 80 mg/cm(3)]). RESULTS: Gender-specific differences in statistical significance were only observed for Aorta-CS and Iliac-CS but not for Coro-CS. When comparing the osteoporotic with the non-osteoporotic group, statistically significant differences were only found for Iliac-CS (P < 0.05); however, linear regression analysis showed none of the CSs to significantly correlate with BMD. CONCLUSIONS: In our small post-mortem elderly population, statistically significant associations of fracture status and BMD with CS were only observed between the osteoporotic and non-osteoporotic groups for the pelvic vessels but not for the coronary arteries and the aorta. KEY POINTS: • Gender-specific differences were observed for aortic and iliac calcification score (CS). • There was no difference in coronary CS between females and males. • Only iliac CS was different in osteoporotic and non-osteoporotic subjects. • In linear regression analysis, CS showed no correlation with BMD. • In univariate analysis, gender was a BMD and iliac CS confounder.
OBJECTIVES: To evaluate how far fracture status and bone mineral density (BMD) correlate with the vascular calcification score (CS). METHODS: On 29 complete human cadavers (17 female, 12 male; mean age at death was 85.57 years), multi-detector computed tomography was performed to assess the spine fracture status (fracture vs non-fracture [FX vs non-FX]) and CS of the coronary arteries (Coro-CS), the aorta (Aorta-CS) and the pelvic vessels (Iliac-CS). Quantitative computed tomography of the lumbar spine was performed to estimate overall BMD (osteoporotic [BMD <80 mg/cm(3)] vs non-osteoporotic [BMD ≥ 80 mg/cm(3)]). RESULTS: Gender-specific differences in statistical significance were only observed for Aorta-CS and Iliac-CS but not for Coro-CS. When comparing the osteoporotic with the non-osteoporotic group, statistically significant differences were only found for Iliac-CS (P < 0.05); however, linear regression analysis showed none of the CSs to significantly correlate with BMD. CONCLUSIONS: In our small post-mortem elderly population, statistically significant associations of fracture status and BMD with CS were only observed between the osteoporotic and non-osteoporotic groups for the pelvic vessels but not for the coronary arteries and the aorta. KEY POINTS: • Gender-specific differences were observed for aortic and iliac calcification score (CS). • There was no difference in coronary CS between females and males. • Only iliac CS was different in osteoporotic and non-osteoporotic subjects. • In linear regression analysis, CS showed no correlation with BMD. • In univariate analysis, gender was a BMD and iliac CS confounder.
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