Fig 1.
Representative images of valvular calcification and coronary artery calcification(white arrows).
Transthoracic echocardiography showed mitral annular calcification (A) and aortic valve calcification (B). VH-IVUS demonstrated mild and severe coronary calcification. Mild valvular calcification revealed the prominent fibrous (green color) plaque components (C), while severe valvular calcification showed densely calcified plaque (D).
Table 1.
Clinical and angiographic characteristics.
Table 2.
IVUS measurements according to the presence of valvular calcification.
Table 3.
VH-IVUS analysis depending on valvular calcification after propensity score matching analysis.
Fig 2.
Incidence of VH-TCFA according to the complexity (A) and severity (B) of valvular calcification. A: Patients with combined aortic and mitral valve calcification had more VH-TCFAs than those with either no detectable valvular calcification or isolated calcification. B: Patients with severe valvular calcification had a higher incidence of VH-TCFAs than those with either no detectable valvular calcification or mild to moderate calcification.