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The aim of this study was to compare AVC, AVCd\n CT<\/jats:sub>\n , and AVCd\n Echo<\/jats:sub>\n with regard to hemodynamic correlations and clinical outcomes in patients with AS.\n <\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n METHODS:<\/jats:title>\n \n Data from 889 patients, mainly White, with calcific AS who underwent Doppler echocardiography and multidetector computed tomography within the same episode of care were retrospectively analyzed. AA was measured both by Doppler echocardiography and multidetector computed tomography. AVCd\n CT<\/jats:sub>\n severity thresholds were established using receiver operating characteristic curve analyses in men and women separately. The primary end point was the occurrence of all-cause mortality.\n <\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n RESULTS:<\/jats:title>\n \n Correlations between gradient\/velocity and AVCd were stronger (both\n P<\/jats:italic>\n \u22640.005) using AVCd\n CT<\/jats:sub>\n (r=0.68,\n P<\/jats:italic>\n <0.001 and r=0.66,\n P<\/jats:italic>\n <0.001) than AVC (r=0.61,\n P<\/jats:italic>\n <0.001 and r=0.60,\n P<\/jats:italic>\n <0.001) or AVCd\n Echo<\/jats:sub>\n (r=0.61,\n P<\/jats:italic>\n <0.001 and r=0.59,\n P<\/jats:italic>\n <0.001). AVCd\n CT<\/jats:sub>\n thresholds for the identification of severe AS were 334 Agatston units (AU)\/cm\n 2<\/jats:sup>\n for women and 467 AU\/cm\n 2<\/jats:sup>\n for men. On a median follow-up of 6.62 (6.19\u20139.69) years, AVCd\n CT<\/jats:sub>\n ratio was superior to AVC ratio and AVCd\n Echo<\/jats:sub>\n ratio to predict all-cause mortality in multivariate analyses (hazard ratio [HR], 1.59 [95% CI, 1.26\u20132.00];\n P<\/jats:italic>\n <0.001 versus HR, 1.53 [95% CI, 1.11\u20131.65];\n P<\/jats:italic>\n =0.003 versus HR, 1.27 [95% CI, 1.11\u20131.46];\n P<\/jats:italic>\n <0.001; all likelihood test\n P<\/jats:italic>\n \u22640.004). AVCd\n CT<\/jats:sub>\n ratio was superior to AVC ratio and AVCd\n Echo<\/jats:sub>\n ratio to predict survival under medical treatment in multivariate analyses (HR, 1.80 [95% CI, 1.27\u20131.58];\n P<\/jats:italic>\n <0.001 compared with HR, 1.55 [95% CI, 1.13\u20132.10];\n P<\/jats:italic>\n =0.007; HR, 1.28 [95% CI, 1.03\u20131.57];\n P<\/jats:italic>\n =0.01; all likelihood test\n P<\/jats:italic>\n <0.03). AVCd\n CT<\/jats:sub>\n ratio predicts mortality in all subgroups of patients with AS.\n <\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n CONCLUSIONS:<\/jats:title>\n \n AVCd\n CT<\/jats:sub>\n appears to be equivalent or superior to AVC and AVCd\n Echo<\/jats:sub>\n to assess AS severity and predict all-cause mortality. Thus, it should be used to evaluate AS severity in patients with nonconclusive echocardiographic evaluations with or without low-flow status. AVCd\n CT<\/jats:sub>\n thresholds of 300 AU\/cm\n 2<\/jats:sup>\n for women and 500 AU\/cm\n 2<\/jats:sup>\n for men seem to be appropriate to identify severe AS. Further studies are needed to validate these thresholds, especially in diverse populations.\n <\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1161\/circimaging.123.016267","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2024,5,21]],"date-time":"2024-05-21T18:06:31Z","timestamp":1716314791000},"update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1161\/crossmarkpolicy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":17,"title":["Aortic Valve Calcification Density Measured by MDCT in the Assessment of Aortic Stenosis Severity"],"prefix":"10.1161","volume":"17","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0009-0008-6655-669X","authenticated-orcid":true,"given":"Andr\u00e9anne","family":"Powers","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Institut Universitaire de Cardiologie et Pneumologie de Qu\u00e9bec (Quebec Heart & Lung Institute), Universit\u00e9 Laval, Canada (A.P., N.L., N.S.B.M., L.T., C.R., 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