OBJECTIVE: The purpose of the present study was to investigate the relation between aortic valve sclerosis (AVS) and coronary artery lesion complexity as assessed using the SYNTAX score (SxScore) in acute coronary syndrome (ACS) patients. PATIENTS AND METHODS: A total of 164 patients with a first time diagnosis of acute coronary syndrome were consecutively enrolled. AVS was defined by echocardiography as thickening and calcification of the normal trileaflet aortic valve without obstruction to the left ventricular outflow. The SxScore was calculated using dedicated computer software. RESULTS: There were significantly higher SxScores in subjects with AVS than those without AVS (18 ± 6 vs 12 ± 5, p = 0.02). In the univariate analysis, age (p = 0.03) and presence of AVS (p = 0.007) were significantly associated with higher SxScores. Logistic regression analysis demonstrated AVS [95 % confidence interval (CI) 0.17-0.86, p = 0.017] and age (95 % CI 1.01-1.21, p = 0.028) as independent determinants of higher SxScores. CONCLUSION: Aortic valve sclerosis was significantly and independently associated with a high SxScore in acute coronary syndrome patients.
OBJECTIVE: The purpose of the present study was to investigate the relation between aortic valve sclerosis (AVS) and coronary artery lesion complexity as assessed using the SYNTAX score (SxScore) in acute coronary syndrome (ACS) patients. PATIENTS AND METHODS: A total of 164 patients with a first time diagnosis of acute coronary syndrome were consecutively enrolled. AVS was defined by echocardiography as thickening and calcification of the normal trileaflet aortic valve without obstruction to the left ventricular outflow. The SxScore was calculated using dedicated computer software. RESULTS: There were significantly higher SxScores in subjects with AVS than those without AVS (18 ± 6 vs 12 ± 5, p = 0.02). In the univariate analysis, age (p = 0.03) and presence of AVS (p = 0.007) were significantly associated with higher SxScores. Logistic regression analysis demonstrated AVS [95 % confidence interval (CI) 0.17-0.86, p = 0.017] and age (95 % CI 1.01-1.21, p = 0.028) as independent determinants of higher SxScores. CONCLUSION:Aortic valve sclerosis was significantly and independently associated with a high SxScore in acute coronary syndromepatients.
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