For the current study, 2.
650 participants with an average age of 51 years (48 percent of whom were women) examined the relationship between calcification of the coronary arteries and echocardiographic measurements to quantify these changes in the heart.
In the current study by the research group led by Professor Dr.
Vanessa Xanthakis of the Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) found that, even in people without heart failure and myocardial infarction, there appears to be a connection between calcium deposits in the coronary arteries and changes in the structure and function of the heart.
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The results of the study were published in the English language journal “PLOS ONE”.
Even in people without heart failure or a recent heart attack, there appears to be a connection between atherosclerosis (hardening of the arteries) and changes in the structure and function of the heart.
Progress of coronary artery disease without symptoms?
Changes in the structure and function of the heart due to atherosclerosis
Calcium buildup in the coronary arteries (also known as atherosclerosis) is a strong predictor of future coronary artery disease.
Findings so far indicate that coronary artery disease interacts with the onset of developing heart muscle disease and progresses even when there are no symptoms.
However, data on the relationship between coronary calcium in the coronary arteries and changes in the structure and function of the heart that can be determined using echocardiography have so far been lacking.
The researchers found that higher values of calcification were associated with higher values of the left ventricular mass index and aortic root diameter, which was associated with undesirable effects such as changes in the size, shape, structure and function of the heart.
About 2.
600 people were examined for the study
“We know that coronary artery disease progresses with heart muscle disease, but these results suggest that there may be a direct correlation between the calcium content in the coronary arteries and structural and functional changes in the heart, which underscores the need to lead a healthy lifestyle to prevent calcification of the arteries, ”reports study author Professor Dr.
Vanessa Xanthakis of the Boston University School of Medicine in a press release.
The expert emphasizes that further studies are now required to clarify the pathophysiological basis of the observed associations and to assess whether calcium from the coronary arteries can be used to predict changes in the structure and function of the heart.
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