Article Figures & Data
Figures
- Figure 1
Distribution of patients with significant mesenteric artery stenosis (MAS) in the 2 groups by the number of affected arteries. AS, aortic stenosis.
- Figure 2
Distribution of patients with significant mesenteric artery stenosis (MAS) in the 2 groups according to artery localization. AS, aortic stenosis; IMA, inferior mesenteric artery; SMA, superior mesenteric artery.
Tables
- Table 1
The classification of arterial calcification
Degree Distribution and size of calcification Class 0 Absent Class I Single focus <5 mm and <5 foci calcification Class 2 Single focus 5–10 mm or single focus <5 mm and ≥6 foci calcification Class 3 Single focus >10 mm or 5–10 mm multifocal calcification - Table 2
Distribution of the calcification in the mesenteric arteries
Aortic stenosis
n=73Control
n=111P value CT calcification score 0.148 0 28 (38.4) 51 (45.9) 0.194 1 37 (50.7) 54 (48.6) 0.452 2 5 (6.8) 6 (5.4) 0.458 3 3 (4.1) 0 0.061 SMA calcification score 0.035 0 21 (28.8) 43 (38.7) 0.165 1 35 (47.9) 56 (50.5) 0.739 2 9 (12.3) 10 (9) 0.469 3 8 (11) 2 (1.8) 0.007 IMA calcification score 0.020 0 54 (74) 97 (87.4) 0.020 1 14 (19.2) 14 (12.6) 0.225 2 2 (2.7) 0 0.080 3 3 (4.1) 0 0.031 CT, celiac trunk; IMA, inferior mesenteric artery; SMA, superior mesenteric artery.
- Table 3
Properties of the mesenteric arterial stenosis in patients
Aortic stenosis
n=73Control
n=111P value Critical stenosis (%) 33 (45.2) 25 (22.5) 0.001 Multivessel critical stenosis (%) 6 (8.2) 2 (1.8) 0.037 CT stenosis degree 18.2±21.2 15.4±17.6 0.322 Critical stenosis in CT (%) 11 (15.1) 7 (6.3) 0.050 SMA stenosis degree 20.3±19.2 14.9±13.4 0.025 Critical stenosis in SMA (%) 10 (13.7) 5 (4.5) 0.026 IMA stenosis degree 22.3±33.4 13.1±26.0 0.038 Critical stenosis in IMA (%) 19 (26) 15 (13.5) 0.032 Total occlusion (%) 3 (4.1) 2 (1.8) 0.346 CT, celiac trunk; IMA, inferior mesenteric artery; SMA, superior mesenteric artery.
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