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Correlation between Rotator Cuff Tears and Systemic Atherosclerotic Disease
Joint Authors
Bencardino, Jenny T.
Ciavarra, Gina
Petchprapa, Catherine
Donovan, Andrea
Schweitzer, Mark
Cohen, Jodi
Source
Radiology Research and Practice
Issue
Vol. 2011, Issue 2011 (31 Dec. 2011), pp.1-7, 7 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2011-10-19
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
7
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
The purpose of this study was to investigate the association of aortic arch calcification, a surrogate marker of atherosclerosis, with rotator cuff tendinosis and tears given the hypothesis that decreased tendon vascularity is a contributing factor in the etiology of tendon degeneration.
A retrospective review was performed to identify patients ages 50 to 90 years who had a shoulder MRI and a chest radiograph performed within 6 months of each other.
Chest radiographs and shoulder MRIs from 120 patients were reviewed by two sets of observers blinded to the others' conclusions.
Rotator cuff disease was classified as tendinosis, partial thickness tear, and full thickness tear.
The presence or absence of aortic arch calcification was graded and compared with the MRI appearance of the rotator cuff.
The tendon tear grading was positively correlated with patient age.
However, the tendon tear grading on MRI was not significantly correlated with the aorta calcification scores on chest radiographs.
Furthermore, there was no significant correlation between aorta calcification severity and tendon tear grading.
In conclusion, rotator cuff tears did not significantly correlate with aortic calcification severity.
This suggests that tendon ischemia may not be associated with the degree of macrovascular disease.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Donovan, Andrea& Schweitzer, Mark& Bencardino, Jenny T.& Petchprapa, Catherine& Cohen, Jodi& Ciavarra, Gina. 2011. Correlation between Rotator Cuff Tears and Systemic Atherosclerotic Disease. Radiology Research and Practice،Vol. 2011, no. 2011, pp.1-7.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Donovan, Andrea…[et al.]. Correlation between Rotator Cuff Tears and Systemic Atherosclerotic Disease. Radiology Research and Practice No. 2011 (2011), pp.1-7.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Donovan, Andrea& Schweitzer, Mark& Bencardino, Jenny T.& Petchprapa, Catherine& Cohen, Jodi& Ciavarra, Gina. Correlation between Rotator Cuff Tears and Systemic Atherosclerotic Disease. Radiology Research and Practice. 2011. Vol. 2011, no. 2011, pp.1-7.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-447890
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-447890