Prevalence, Distribution, and Extent of Calcification in Studied Arterial Walls
Parameter | Left common carotid artery | Right common carotid artery | Ascending aorta | Aortic arch | Descending aorta | Abdominal aorta | Total |
No. of patients with calcification sites | 20 (44.4) | 18 (40.0) | 8 (17.8) | 25 (55.6) | 17 (37.8) | 33 (73.3) | 34 (75.6) |
No. of calcification sites | 35 (7.0) | 27 (5.4) | 11 (2.2) | 73 (14.5) | 99 (19.7) | 258 (51.3) | 503 (100) |
Lesion thickness (mm) | 2.8 ± 0.9 | 2.7 ± 0.8 | 2.5 ± 0.7 | 3.6 ± 1.7 | 2.8 ± 0.8 | 3.0 ± 1.1 | 3.0 ± 1.2 |
Calcification score for lesions | 1.6 ± 0.9 | 1.7 ± 0.9 | 1.1 ± 0.3 | 1.5 ± 0.8 | 1.2 ± 0.4 | 1.8 ± 1.1 | 1.6 ± 1.0 |
Values in parentheses are percentages.