The detection of cardiac valvular calcification on routine imaging may provide an opportunity to identify individuals at increased risk for peripheral artery disease (PAD). We investigated the associations of aortic valvular calcification (AVC) and mitral annular calcification (MAC) with risk of developing clinical PAD or a low ankle–brachial index (ABI).

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瓣膜钙化和周围动脉疾病的风险：动脉粥样硬化（MESA）的多民族研究。

在常规成像中检测心脏瓣膜钙化可提供机会，以识别罹患外周动脉疾病（PAD）风险增加的个体。我们调查了主动脉瓣钙化（AVC）和二尖瓣环钙化（MAC）与发生临床PAD或低踝臂肱指数（ABI）的风险之间的关系。