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Predictors of complex aortic plaques in patients undergoing transoesophageal echocardiography

dc.contributor.coauthorDurmaz, Eser
dc.contributor.coauthorKaradağ, Bilgehan
dc.contributor.coauthorİkitimur, Barış
dc.contributor.coauthorAvcı, Burcak Kılıçkıran
dc.contributor.coauthorKoçak, Burak
dc.contributor.coauthorKoca, Damla
dc.contributor.coauthorRaimoğlu, Utku
dc.contributor.coauthorBelpınar, Mehmet Semih
dc.contributor.coauthorÖngen, Zeki
dc.contributor.kuauthorYurtseven, Ece
dc.contributor.kuprofileTeaching Faculty
dc.contributor.schoolcollegeinstituteSchool of Medicine
dc.contributor.unitKoç University Hospital
dc.date.accessioned2024-11-09T13:13:44Z
dc.date.issued2020
dc.description.abstractIntroduction: atrial fibrillation (AF) is one of the most important causes of ischaemic stroke according to the TOAST classification. The CHA(2)DS(2)-VASc score is a widely used scoring system for estimating systemic thromboembolism in patients with non-valvular AF. TOAST classification indicates that an ischaemic stroke may also be due to large artery atherosclerosis. Since some of the atherosclerotic risk factors also occur in the CHA(2)DS(2)-VASc scoring system, we hypothesised that this scoring system can also predict the presence of complex aortic plaques and their stroke risk. Methods: we retrospectively investigated 551 patients who underwent transthoracic echocardiography and subsequent transoesophageal echocardiography (TEE). Baseline characteristics of the patients were recorded, and the CHA(2)DS(2)-VASc score was calculated before the TEE examination. Aortic plaques are classified as complex when they are protruding more than 4 mm, mobile or have irregular boundaries. Results: among 551 patients, 110 complex aortic plaques (CAPs) were detected. Considering all the patients, higher CHA(2)DS(2)-VASc score [odds ratio (OR): 2.905], increasing age (OR: 1.056), and male (OR: 3.008) were significantly associated with CAP. CHA(2)DS(2)-VASc score was even more significantly associated with CAP in patients with a previous stroke [p<0.001, OR: 16.754 (4.196-66.894), confidence interval (CI): 95%]. After excluding complicated aortic plaques from the calculation, higher CHA(2)DS(2)-VASc score in patients with AF was also associated with the presence of CAPs (p<0.001, OR: 3.379 1.848-6.179, CI: 95%). Conclusion: although the CHA(2)DS(2)-VASc score has been validated to estimate thromboembolic risk in patients with non-valvular AF, the results of this study show that a high CHA(2)DS(2)-VASc score may also indicate an increased risk for CAP in patients with both sinus and non-valvular-AF rhythm. / Amaç: atriyal fibrilasyon (AF) TOAST sınıflamasına göre iskemik inmenin önemli bir nedenidir. CHA2 DS2 -VASc skor non-valvüler AF’li hastalarda iskemik stroke ve tromboemboli riskini belirlemek için sıklıkla kullanılan bir skorlama sistemidir. Bunun yanı sıra TOAST sınıflamasında, büyük arter aterosklerozu kardiyoembolizm gibi iskemik inmenin ayrı bir sınıfıdır. Biz bu çalışmamızda CHA2 DS2 -VASc skorunun kompleks aortik plaklar (KAP) ile olan ilişkisini incelemeyi amaçladık. Yöntemler: retrospektif olarak transtorasik ve sonrasında transözefajiyal ekokardiyografi (TÖE) uygulanmış 551 hasta analiz edildi. Hastaların demografik ve klinik özellikleri kaydedildi. CHA2 DS2 -VASc skoru TÖE incelemesi öncesinde hesaplandı. 4 mm’den büyük, hareket eden veya düzensiz sınırları olan plaklar KAP olarak kabul edildi. Bulgular: beş yüz elli bir hasta dahil edildi ve 110 KAP saptandı. Tüm hastalar göz önüne alındığında CHA2 DS2 -VASc skoru [olasılık oranı (OR): 2,905], yaş (OR: 1,056) ve ve erkek cinsiyet (OR: 3,008) anlamlı bir şekilde KAP ile ilişkili saptandı. Buna ek olarak daha önce iskemik inme geçiren [p<0,001, OR: 16,754 (4,196-66,894), güven aralığı (GA) %95] veya AF’li hastalarda da (p<0,001, OR: 3,379 1,848-6,179, GA: %95) KAP CHA2DS2-VASc skoru ile ilişkili saptandı. Sonuç: her ne kadar CHA2DS2-VASc skoru non-valvüler AF hastalarında tromboembolik riski hesaplamak için geliştirilmiş olsa da, bu çalışmanın sonucu CHA2DS2-VASc skorunun hem sinüs hem de AF ritmindeki hastalarda artmış KAP riskine işaret edeceğini de göstermiştir.
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dc.description.indexedbyWoS
dc.description.issue6
dc.description.openaccessYES
dc.description.publisherscopeNational
dc.description.sponsoredbyTubitakEuN/A
dc.description.sponsorshipN/A
dc.description.versionPublisher version
dc.description.volume21
dc.formatpdf
dc.identifier.doi10.4274/imj.galenos.2020.29974
dc.identifier.eissn2148-094X
dc.identifier.embargoNO
dc.identifier.filenameinventorynoIR02587
dc.identifier.issn2619-9793
dc.identifier.linkhttps://doi.org/10.4274/imj.galenos.2020.29974
dc.identifier.quartileN/A
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14288/2950
dc.identifier.wos591440100006
dc.keywordsComplex aortic plaques
dc.keywordsCHA(2)DS(2)-VASc score
dc.keywordsIschaemic stroke
dc.languageEnglish
dc.publisherGalenos Yayınevi
dc.relation.grantnoNA
dc.relation.urihttp://cdm21054.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/IR/id/9211
dc.sourceIstanbul Medical Journal
dc.subjectMedicine, general and internal
dc.titlePredictors of complex aortic plaques in patients undergoing transoesophageal echocardiography
dc.title.alternativeTransözefajiyal ekokardiyografik inceleme yapılan hastalarda kompleks aort plaklarının öngördürücüleri
dc.typeJournal Article
dspace.entity.typePublication
local.contributor.kuauthorYurtseven, Ece

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