The arterial vasculature is the second most frequently calcified structure in the human body after the skeleton. Calcification of the aorta and aortic valves occurs in most individuals in westernized ...

BACKGROUND: There is limited evidence of the relationship between aortic and iliac calcification and aortic events (aortic dissection or aneurysm rupture) and major adverse limb events (MALEs; ...

Computed tomography (CT)-based measures of calcification in the abdominal aorta are strong predictors of heart attacks and other adverse cardiovascular events—stronger even than the widely used ...

New evidence shows regular aspirin use is associated with a lower incidence of aortic valve calcification and aortic stenosis ...

Lipoprotein(a) is not associated with active calcification of the aortic valve in patients with mild-to-moderate aortic stenosis, according to a study presented this week at the European ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Older patients and those with chronic kidney disease who have abdominal aortic calcification are at elevated ...

Sept. 13, 2004 — Aortic calcifications are a strong predictor for low bone density and fragility fractures of the hip and spine in postmenopausal women, according to the results of a retrospective, ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . A machine learning algorithm can assess abdominal aortic calcification level during a vertebral fracture ...

New insights into the prevalence of aortic valve calcification—and its progression—among carriers of a common genetic mutation may reopen a long-simmering debate about the role of statins in ...

OAK BROOK, Ill. - Computed tomography (CT)-based measures of calcification in the abdominal aorta are strong predictors of heart attacks and other adverse cardiovascular events--stronger even than the ...