Is carotid atherosclerosis more important in patients with mitral annular calcification than in those without?

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Amasyali B., Kose S., Aytemir K., Barindik N., Saglam M., Kilic A., ...More

JAPANESE HEART JOURNAL, vol.45, no.4, pp.603-611, 2004 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 45 Issue: 4
  • Publication Date: 2004
  • Doi Number: 10.1536/jhj.45.603
  • Journal Name: JAPANESE HEART JOURNAL
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.603-611
  • Hacettepe University Affiliated: No

Abstract

It has been suggested that mitral annular calcification (MAC) may be a manifestation of generalized atherosclerosis. However, how the incidence and extent of coronary artery disease (CAD) are affected by the coexistence of carotid atherosclerosis (CAS) in patients with versus without MAC have not yet been studied.