Cardiovascular magnetic resonance for the detection of descending thoracic aorta calcification in patients with end-stage renal disease.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Vascular calcification is an independent predictor of cardiovascular disease in patients with chronic kidney disease. Computed tomography (CT) is the gold-standard for detecting vascular calcification. Radial volumetric-interpolated breath-hold examination (radial-VIBE), a free-breathing gradient-echo cardiovascular magnetic resonance (CMR) sequence, has advantages over CT as it is ionising radiation-free. However, its capability in detecting thoracic aortic calcification (TAC) has not been investigated. This study aims to compare radial-VIBE to CT for the detection of TAC in the descending aorta of patients with end-stage renal disease (ESRD) using semi-automated methods, and to investigate the association between TAC and coronary artery calcification (CAC).

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SUBMITTER: Edy E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8223384 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature