Calcium Score Predicts Mortality After Revascularization in Critical Limb Ischemia.

Adalberto Batalha MegaleNelson WoloskerVitória KalilJoão NigroCarolina WakisakaBianca DiasMarcelo TeivelisMarcelo Assis RochaCynthia Mendes

Published in: Journal of endovascular therapy : an official journal of the International Society of Endovascular Specialists (2021)

A standardized calcium score calculation method with the angiographic phase of the computed tomography is feasible and reproducible. Higher values of the calcifications of the operated limb are related to a greater chance of death in the postoperative period. The calcium score of the operated limb can be considered as a marker of clinical severity and prognosis in this group of patients.

Keyphrases

computed tomography
end stage renal disease
newly diagnosed
ejection fraction
magnetic resonance imaging
peritoneal dialysis
prognostic factors
percutaneous coronary intervention
positron emission tomography
patient reported outcomes
patient reported
image quality