Comparison of frequency of new coronary events in older subjects with and without valvular aortic sclerosis

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作者
Aronow, WS
Ahn, C
Shirani, J
Kronzon, I
机构
[1] Hebrew Hosp Home, Bronx, NY 10475 USA
[2] Mt Sinai Sch Med, Dept Geriatr & Adult Dev, New York, NY USA
[3] Univ Texas, Sch Med, Div Clin Epidemiol, Houston, TX USA
[4] NYU, Sch Med, Dept Med, New York, NY USA
[5] Albert Einstein Coll Med, Dept Med, Bronx, NY 10467 USA
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10.1016/S0002-9149(98)00922-9
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R5 [内科学];
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1002 ; 100201 ;
摘要
In a prospective study of 1,980 subjects (mean age 81 ± 8 years) without valvular aortic stenosis, 981 (50%) had valvular aortic sclerosis diagnosed by 2-dimensional and continuous-wave Doppler echocardiography. Independent risk factors for new coronary events were prior coronary artery disease (p = 0.000), risk ratio 2.8), male gender (p = 0.002, risk ratio 1.3), and valvular aortic sclerosis (p = 0.0001, risk ratio 1.8).
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