Periodontal Disease Is an Independent Predictor of Intracardiac Calcification

Table 1

Components of the echocardiographic cardiac calcification score.

Feature	Points
(1) Posterior mitral annulus (by thirds)	None = 0; One-third calcified = 1; Two-thirds calcified = 2; Three-thirds calcified = 3
(2) Posterior mitral leaflet restriction	No = 0; Yes = 1
(3) Anterior mitral annulus involvement	No = 0; Yes = 1
(4) Anterior mitral leaflet restriction (<10 mm valve opening on the long axis view)	No = 0; Yes = 1
(5) Mitral valve calcification	No = 0; Mild = 1; >Mild = 2
(6) Subvalvular mitral apparatus calcification	No = 0; Yes = 1
(7) Aortic valve calcification	None = 0; Nodule(s) in <3 leaflets = 1; Nodules in 3 leaflets, nonrestrictive = 2; Leaflet restriction = 3
(8) Aortic root calcification	No = 0; Yes = 1
Total possible score	13