Tania Pawade1, Marie-Annick Clavel2, Christophe Tribouilloy2, Julien Dreyfus2, Tiffany Mathieu2, Lionel Tastet2, Cedric Renard2, Mesut Gun2, William Steven Arthur Jenkins2, Laurent Macron2, Jacob W Sechrist2, Joan M Lacomis2, Virginia Nguyen2, Laura Galian Gay2, Hug Cuéllar Calabria2, Ioannis Ntalas2, Timothy Robert Graham Cartlidge2, Bernard Prendergast2, Ronak Rajani2, Arturo Evangelista2, João L Cavalcante2, David E Newby2, Philippe Pibarot2, David Messika Zeitoun2, Marc R Dweck2. 1. From the Centre for Cardiovascular Science, University of Edinburgh, United Kingdom (T.P., W.S.A.J., T.R.G.C., D.E.N., M.R.D.); Institut Universitaire de Cardiology et de Pneumologie de Québec (Quebec Heart and Lung Institute), Laval University, Canada (M.-A.C., L.T., P.P.); Department of Cardiology, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire d'Amiens, Picardie, France (C.T., M.G.); Centre Cardiologique du Nord, Saint-Denis, France (J.D., L.M.); Department of Cardiology, Bichat Hospital, Paris, France (T.M., V.N., D.M.Z.); Department of Radiology, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire d/Amiens, Picardie, France (C.R.); Division of Cardiothoracic Imaging, Department of Radiology (J.W.S., J.M.L.) and Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine (J.L.C.), University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, PA; Department of Cardiology, Hospital Universitari Vall d'Hebron, Barcelona, Spain (L.G.G., H.C.C., A.E.); and Department of Cardiology, Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust, London, United Kingdom (I.N., B.P., R.R.). Tania.pawade@hotmail.com. 2. From the Centre for Cardiovascular Science, University of Edinburgh, United Kingdom (T.P., W.S.A.J., T.R.G.C., D.E.N., M.R.D.); Institut Universitaire de Cardiology et de Pneumologie de Québec (Quebec Heart and Lung Institute), Laval University, Canada (M.-A.C., L.T., P.P.); Department of Cardiology, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire d'Amiens, Picardie, France (C.T., M.G.); Centre Cardiologique du Nord, Saint-Denis, France (J.D., L.M.); Department of Cardiology, Bichat Hospital, Paris, France (T.M., V.N., D.M.Z.); Department of Radiology, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire d/Amiens, Picardie, France (C.R.); Division of Cardiothoracic Imaging, Department of Radiology (J.W.S., J.M.L.) and Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine (J.L.C.), University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, PA; Department of Cardiology, Hospital Universitari Vall d'Hebron, Barcelona, Spain (L.G.G., H.C.C., A.E.); and Department of Cardiology, Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust, London, United Kingdom (I.N., B.P., R.R.).
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Computed tomography aortic valve calcium scoring (CT-AVC) holds promise for the assessment of patients with aortic stenosis (AS). We sought to establish the clinical utility of CT-AVC in an international multicenter cohort of patients. METHODS AND RESULTS: Patients with AS who underwent ECG-gated CT-AVC within 3 months of echocardiography were entered into an international, multicenter, observational registry. Optimal CT-AVC thresholds for diagnosing severe AS were determined in patients with concordant echocardiographic assessments, before being used to arbitrate disease severity in those with discordant measurements. In patients with long-term follow-up, we assessed whether CT-AVC thresholds predicted aortic valve replacement and death. In 918 patients from 8 centers (age, 77±10 years; 60% men; peak velocity, 3.88±0.90 m/s), 708 (77%) patients had concordant echocardiographic assessments, in whom CT-AVC provided excellent discrimination for severe AS (C statistic: women 0.92, men 0.89). Our optimal sex-specific CT-AVC thresholds (women 1377 Agatston unit and men 2062 Agatston unit) were nearly identical to those previously reported (women 1274 Agatston unit and men 2065 Agatston unit). Clinical outcomes were available in 215 patients (follow-up 1029 [126-2251] days). Sex-specific CT-AVC thresholds independently predicted aortic valve replacement and death (hazard ratio, 3.90 [95% confidence interval, 2.19-6.78]; P<0.001) after adjustment for age, sex, peak velocity, and aortic valve area. Among 210 (23%) patients with discordant echocardiographic assessments, there was considerable heterogeneity in CT-AVC scores, which again were an independent predictor of clinical outcomes (hazard ratio, 3.67 [95% confidence interval, 1.39-9.73]; P=0.010). CONCLUSIONS: Sex-specific CT-AVC thresholds accurately identify severe AS and provide powerful prognostic information. These findings support their integration into routine clinical practice. CLINICAL TRIAL REGISTRATION: URL: http://www.clinicaltrials.gov. Unique identifiers: NCT01358513, NCT02132026, NCT00338676, NCT00647088, NCT01679431.
BACKGROUND: Computed tomography aortic valve calcium scoring (CT-AVC) holds promise for the assessment of patients with aortic stenosis (AS). We sought to establish the clinical utility of CT-AVC in an international multicenter cohort of patients. METHODS AND RESULTS:Patients with AS who underwent ECG-gated CT-AVC within 3 months of echocardiography were entered into an international, multicenter, observational registry. Optimal CT-AVC thresholds for diagnosing severe AS were determined in patients with concordant echocardiographic assessments, before being used to arbitrate disease severity in those with discordant measurements. In patients with long-term follow-up, we assessed whether CT-AVC thresholds predicted aortic valve replacement and death. In 918 patients from 8 centers (age, 77±10 years; 60% men; peak velocity, 3.88±0.90 m/s), 708 (77%) patients had concordant echocardiographic assessments, in whom CT-AVC provided excellent discrimination for severe AS (C statistic: women 0.92, men 0.89). Our optimal sex-specific CT-AVC thresholds (women 1377 Agatston unit and men 2062 Agatston unit) were nearly identical to those previously reported (women 1274 Agatston unit and men 2065 Agatston unit). Clinical outcomes were available in 215 patients (follow-up 1029 [126-2251] days). Sex-specific CT-AVC thresholds independently predicted aortic valve replacement and death (hazard ratio, 3.90 [95% confidence interval, 2.19-6.78]; P<0.001) after adjustment for age, sex, peak velocity, and aortic valve area. Among 210 (23%) patients with discordant echocardiographic assessments, there was considerable heterogeneity in CT-AVC scores, which again were an independent predictor of clinical outcomes (hazard ratio, 3.67 [95% confidence interval, 1.39-9.73]; P=0.010). CONCLUSIONS: Sex-specific CT-AVC thresholds accurately identify severe AS and provide powerful prognostic information. These findings support their integration into routine clinical practice. CLINICAL TRIAL REGISTRATION: URL: http://www.clinicaltrials.gov. Unique identifiers: NCT01358513, NCT02132026, NCT00338676, NCT00647088, NCT01679431.
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