ABSTRACT
Objective To investigate the value of the senile degenerative aortic valve calcification (AVC) and to analyze the correlative risk factors by color Doppler echocardiograph.Methods Aortic valves of 110 cases with AVC (study group) and 110 cases without AVC (control group) were observed by color Doppler echocardiograph.All the patients with AVC have been excluded of congenital and other acquired valves' diseases.The aortic valve' s shape and the diameters of aortic root were measured.At the same time,the peak systolic and diastolic velocities of aorta were detected.The different features were compared between the two groups.Results Test results showed significant differences in study group:Anteroposterior diameter of aortic annulus and the area of aortic valve were decreased by calcification; The anteroposterior diameter of aortic sinus increased and aorta transvalvular pressure gradient augmented; Detection rate of atherosclerosis (AS) of aorta and the peripheral artery stenosis of the study group were higher than that of control group; The AS increased pulse pressure and aggravated AVC; Correlative risk factors,in addition to age,included hypertension,hypercholesterolemia,osteoporosis,and so on.The correct diagnosis of the correlated diseases were on the basis of clinical examines.The rate of AVC with multi-factor was higher than that with single-factor.In addition,gender difference and the diameters of ascending aortic showed no significant difference in two groups.Relationship between diabetes of correlative factors and the rate of AVC showed no significant difference in two groups.Conclusion Morphologic abnormality and malfunction of aortic valve and the large artery in elder patients were caused by senile degenerative AVC.The more correlative risk factors,the worse showed.