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Abstract
The aim of the present study was to find an association between nonrheumatic, nonobstructive valvular calcium in elderly patients (>65 years) and stigmata of peripheral atherosclerosis (atherosclerotic plaques) utilizing echocardiography (TTE and TEE) and peripheral ultrasound (carotid and femoral duplex). The material of the study comprised 55 elderly patients (35 men and 20 woman) with transthoracic echocardiographic evidence of valvular calcium and 49 sex-and age-matched elderly persons without evident valvular calcification by TTE as control group. The present study disclosed:- • Significant increase in some ofthe risk factors for atherosclerosis (isolated systolic hypertension, wide pulse pressure, smoking, diabetes mellitus, hypercholesterolemia) in patients with valvular calcification. • Significant increase 111 atherosclerotic plaques in thoracic aorta, carotid and femoral arteries as detected by TEE and duplex ultrasound in patients with valvular calcification. •Prevalence of aortic valve calcification in patients with MAC. •Nonsignificant changes in the prevalence of AF between test and control groups.