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Therefore, we aimed to (1) re-define the best threshold of AVC load to distinguish severe from moderate aortic stenosis (AS) in common AS entities and to (2) evaluate differences in the aortic annulus and left ventricular outflow tract (LVOT) calcium load. Nine hundred and thirty-eight patients with contrast-enhanced cardiac MSCT and moderate-to-severe aortic stenosis (AS) were retrospectively enrolled. Patients with severe AS\u2009\u2264\u20091.0\u00a0cm<jats:sup>2<\/jats:sup> (<jats:italic>n<\/jats:italic>\u2009=\u2009841) were further separated into three AS entities: high gradient (HGAS, <jats:italic>n<\/jats:italic>\u2009=\u2009370, 44.0%), paradoxical low gradient (pLGAS, <jats:italic>n<\/jats:italic>\u2009=\u2009333, 39.6%), and classical low gradient (LGAS, <jats:italic>n<\/jats:italic>\u2009=\u2009138, 16.4%). AVC, leaflet, and LVOT calcification were quantified. Aortic valve calcification scores were highest in severe HGAS, and lower in severe pLGAS and classical LGAS. In all severity and AS entities, the non-coronary cusp (NCC) was the most calcified one. LVOT calcification was consistently comparable between gender and AS entities. Accuracy of logistic regression was the highest in HGAS (male vs. female: AVC\u2009&gt;\u20092156 Agatston units (AU), c-index 0.76; vs. AVC\u2009&gt;\u20091292\u00a0AU, c-index 0.85; or AVC density\u2009&gt;\u2009406\u00a0AU\/cm<jats:sup>2<\/jats:sup>, c-index 0.82; vs.\u2009&gt;\u2009259\u00a0AU\/cm<jats:sup>2<\/jats:sup>, c-index 0.86; each <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\u2009&lt;\u20090.0001*) to diagnose severe AS. AVC could only be used in men to differentiate between severe LGAS and moderate AS. Data from this retrospective analysis indicate that the NCC is subject to pre-dominant degeneration throughout gender, AS severity, and several AS entities. AVC was consistently comparable in severe pLGAS and classical LGAS, but only AVC in severe LGAS could sufficiently distinguish from moderate AS in men. 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