Aortic Valve Sclerosis Severity Index is a Predictor of Coronary Artery Disease Severity in Diabetic Patients with Ischemic Heart Disease
Ibrahim, A., Elsaughier, S., Shamandy, B., Abdel-Galeel, A. (2020). Aortic Valve Sclerosis Severity Index is a Predictor of Coronary Artery Disease Severity in Diabetic Patients with Ischemic Heart Disease. EKB Journal Management System, 80(3), 1060-1066. doi: 10.21608/ejhm.2020.107577
Ayman Ibrahim; Saud M. Elsaughier; Bahaa Eldin Shamandy; Ahmed Abdel-Galeel. "Aortic Valve Sclerosis Severity Index is a Predictor of Coronary Artery Disease Severity in Diabetic Patients with Ischemic Heart Disease". EKB Journal Management System, 80, 3, 2020, 1060-1066. doi: 10.21608/ejhm.2020.107577
Ibrahim, A., Elsaughier, S., Shamandy, B., Abdel-Galeel, A. (2020). 'Aortic Valve Sclerosis Severity Index is a Predictor of Coronary Artery Disease Severity in Diabetic Patients with Ischemic Heart Disease', EKB Journal Management System, 80(3), pp. 1060-1066. doi: 10.21608/ejhm.2020.107577
Ibrahim, A., Elsaughier, S., Shamandy, B., Abdel-Galeel, A. Aortic Valve Sclerosis Severity Index is a Predictor of Coronary Artery Disease Severity in Diabetic Patients with Ischemic Heart Disease. EKB Journal Management System, 2020; 80(3): 1060-1066. doi: 10.21608/ejhm.2020.107577

Aortic Valve Sclerosis Severity Index is a Predictor of Coronary Artery Disease Severity in Diabetic Patients with Ischemic Heart Disease

The Egyptian Journal of Hospital Medicine
Article 18, Volume 80, Issue 3, July 2020, Page 1060-1066  XML PDF (580.09 K)
Document Type: Original Article
DOI: 10.21608/ejhm.2020.107577
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Authors
Ayman Ibrahimorcid ; Saud M. Elsaughier; Bahaa Eldin Shamandy; Ahmed Abdel-Galeel
Abstract
Background: The degree of aortic valve sclerosis can play a major role as an independent risk factor for coronary artery disease as in conditions like diabetes mellitus, hypertension and hyperlipidemia. Therefore, it can be directly linked to coronary artery diseases (CAD) severity making its assessment and measurement an important step before the costly or invasive investigations to diagnose CAD. The link between diabetes mellitus and CAD is firmly confirmed. DM in general confers a two-fold excess risk of vascular outcomes (coronary heart disease, ischaemic stroke, and vascular deaths) independent of other risk factors. Objective: To assess the association between aortic valve sclerosis severity index and severity of coronary artery disease and hence if it could be also used as a bedside predictor of severity of CAD. Patients and Methods: The study enrolled 100 diabetic patients with ischemic heart disease who were indicated for coronary angiography. Echocardiography was done for all patients to assess the aortic sclerosis severity index. Assessment of severity of CAD was done for all patients using SYNTAX score, number of affected vessels and degree of stenosis were also assessed. Results: There was statistically significant positive strong correlation between average aortic valve sclerosis score index with both SYNTAX score and number of affected vessels (r = 0.944, P value < 0.001 and r = 0.611, P value < 0.001 respectively). Conclusion: Aortic valve sclerosis severity index can be used as a predictor of severity of coronary artery disease in diabetic ischemic patients.
Keywords
CAD; AVSSI; SNTAX score
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