Age-related diseases; degenerative aortic valve disease and osteoarthritis.
OBJECTIVE
To examine the relationship between degenerative aortic valve disease and osteoarthritis Background: Degenerative aortic valve disease (DAVD) and osteoarthritis (OA) are age-related degenerative diseases whose pathogenesis involves mechanical stress and local inflammation.


METHODS
Forty-four patients with DAVD (Group 1) and 21 controls (Group 2) were included in this study, which was intended to investigate the similarity between the two conditions. The two groups were similar in terms of age, sex, body mass index, a history of hypertension, cholesterol levels, diabetes mellitus and cigarette consumption.


RESULTS
The average age + standard deviation of the DAVD patients were 71.3 +/- 7.5, compared to 67.5 +/- 10.6 in the control group. In radiological OA analysis, the Lane scale was employed in the lumbar region and the Kellgren-Lawrence scale in the knee joint. Comparison of Groups 1 and 2 revealed no difference in radiological OA in the lumbar region and knee joint.


CONCLUSIONS
Our study has shown that there is no relationship between these diseases that increased with age. However, extensive studies examining pathogenic mechanisms are needed (Tab. 2, Ref. 11).
Karkucak
M
M
Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Karadeniz Technical University, Turkey. muratkarkucak@yahoo.com
Kiris
A
A
Capkin
E
E
Durmus
I
I
Ozden
G
G
Cansu
A
A
Tosun
M
M
D000368:Aged; D000375:Aging; D001024:Aortic Valve Stenosis / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D002114:Calcinosis / Q000150:complications*; D004452:Echocardiography; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007719:Knee Joint / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D008159:Lumbar Vertebrae / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D008297:Male; D010003:Osteoarthritis / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D011859:Radiography; D012307:Risk Factors