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ArticleIndian heart journal

Correlation between echocardiographic calcium score and coronary artery lesion severity on invasive coronary angiography.

Suhas Hardas, Pritam Titar, Ishwar Zanwar, Deepak S Phalgune

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Article in Indian heart journal. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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4 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Suhas HardasDept. of Cardiology, Poona Hospital & Research Centre, Pune, India. Electronic address: suhas_h@hotmail.com.
Pritam TitarDept. of Cardiology, Poona Hospital & Research Centre, Pune, India. Electronic address: pritam_ibb@yahoo.co.in.
Ishwar ZanwarDept. of Cardiology, Poona Hospital & Research Centre, Pune, India. Electronic address: drishwarzanwar@rediffmail.com.
Deepak S PhalguneDept. of Research, Poona Hospital & Research Centre, Pune, India. Electronic address: dphalgune@gmail.com.
Dr. D. Y. Patil Medical College, Hospital and Research Centre · INNoble Hospital · INYahoo (United Kingdom) · GB

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectivesThe direct correlation between Echocardiographic non-coronary calcium score (ECS) and lesion severity on invasive coronary angiography (ICA) is not reported. The aim of the present study was to find the correlation between ECS and Gensini score.

methodsOne hundred seventy patients aged ≥18 years posted for clinically indicated ICA were included. All the patients underwent standard transthoracic echocardiography. ECS and Gensisni scores were calculated. The primary outcome measure was to find a correlation of ECS with Gensini score, whereas the secondary outcome measure was to correlate ECS with traditional risk factors for coronary artery disease. The Chi-square/Fisher exact test was used to compare qualitative variables. Spearman's correlation analysis was used for assessing the correlation between ECS score and the Gensini score. Receiver-operating characteristic curve analysis was performed to detect the cut-off value of the ECS score.

resultsThe correlation of total ECS with Gensini score was positive and statistically significant (r = 0.550, p-value < 0.0001). As ECS increased, the Gensini score increased. ECS value of >1 detected CAD with 56.5% sensitivity, 79.5% specificity. Eight-nine percent of patients who had ECS >1, had Gensini score ≥18, whereas 44.3% of patients who had ECS ≤1, had Gensini score ≥18. The patients with ECS >1 had significantly higher Gensini scores than the patients with ECS ≤1.

conclusionsThe correlation of total ECS with Gensini score was positive and statistically significant.

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Coronary Artery DiseaseAdolescentAdultCalciumCoronary AngiographyCoronary VesselsEchocardiographyHumansSeverity of Illness IndexCalciumCoronary artery diseaseEchocardiographic noncoronary calcium scoreGensini scoreInvasive coronary angiography

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