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 ...

Abdominal arteries In a small study of hemodialysis patients with secondary hyperparathyroidism, abdominal aortic calcification decreased more in patients who underwent parathyroidectomy than in those ...

The Phase 2, randomized, double-blind clinical trial included 23 patients randomized to either 200 mg ataciguat (n=12) or placebo (n=11) once daily for a 12-month period. The primary Phase 2 clinical ...

(UPDATED) Lipoprotein(a) is associated with the development of aortic valve calcification (AVC), but the atherogenic lipoprotein does not appear to be linked to the progression of calcification over ...

Aortic valve disease encompasses a spectrum of disorders affecting the aortic valve, with calcification being a hallmark of the most severe forms. Calcific aortic valve disease (CAVD) is characterised ...

Older women randomly assigned a daily 1.2 g calcium supplement for 5 years were no more likely to develop abdominal aortic calcification vs. similar women assigned placebo, according to study data ...

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 ...

Incidental calcification in the aorta has been commonly ignored. A 42-year-old white man with a family history of CVD (the father suffered an MI in his 50s) demonstrated calcium of the aorta on x-ray ...

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 ...

(CHICAGO) –Bone-like cells similar to the cells found in the skeleton calcify in the heart's aortic valve and are responsible for the blockages that lead to the need for open-heart surgery to replace ...

Aortic calcification may lead to arterial degradation that increases the risk for acute kidney injury, according to investigators. High aortic calcification burden is a novel risk factor for acute ...