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Reference distributions of aortic calcification and association with Framingham risk score

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SCIENTIFIC REPORTS
卷 13, 期 1, 页码 -

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DOI: 10.1038/s41598-023-36565-8

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The evidence supporting aortic calcification as a significant cardiovascular risk factor is increasing rapidly. In this study, the relationship between granular vertebral indexed calcification measurements of the abdominal aorta and Framingham risk scores was evaluated. The results showed a significant association between calcification burden and risk scores. Opportunistically measuring aortic calcification can provide valuable information for cardiovascular risk assessment and surveillance of cardiovascular events.
Evidence supporting aortic calcification as a leverageable cardiovascular risk factor is rapidly growing. Given aortic calcification's potential as a clinical correlate, we assessed granular vertebral indexed calcification measurements of the abdominal aorta in a well curated reference population. We evaluated the relationship of aortic calcification measurements with Framingham risk scores. After exclusion, 4073 participants from the Reference Analytic Morphomic Population with varying vertebral levels were included. The percent of the aortic wall calcified was used to assess calcification burden at the L1-L4 levels. Descriptive statistics of participants, sex-specific vertebral indexed calcification measurements, relational plots, and relevant associations are reported. Mean aortic attenuation was higher in female than male participants. Overall, mean aortic calcium was higher with reference to inferior abdominal aortic measurements and demonstrated significant differences across all abdominal levels [L3 Area (mm(2)): Females 6.34 (sd 16.60), Males 6.23 (sd 17.21); L3 Volume (mm(3)): Females 178.90 (sd 474.19), Males 195.80 (sd 547.36); Wall Calcification (%): Females (L4) 6.97 (sd 16.03), Males (L3) 5.46 (13.80)]. Participants with elevated calcification had significantly higher Framingham risk scores compared to participants with normal calcification scores. Opportunistically measuring aortic calcification may inform further cardiovascular risk assessment and enhance cardiovascular event surveillance efforts.

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