Many of these lesions underwent calcification by hydroxyapatite (HAP), with calculus morphology and the amount of HAP in the concave zone dependent on the location of the calcified injury.

In patients greater than age 65, more than 90% of aortic stenosis involves trileaflet valves which have developed heavy calcification. [5] In these instances the calcium deposits are thought to ...

THE primary purpose of this report is to emphasize the relation of a high-pitched "squeaking" or "musical" systolic murmur to aortic stenosis and calcification of the aortic valve. This is not so ...

A 57-year-old woman with a fatal disease, presumably botulism, was treated intermittently with guanidine hydrochloride over a 20-day period. Guanidine was given because it enhances the release of ...

You get your routine mammogram and, soon after, you receive a call or letter from your doctor’s office. You’re told that you need to make an appointment for further testing. Although it can be ...

Oxygen saturation was 96% on room air. A chest radiograph (CXR) confirmed right base atelectasis and new elevated right hemidiaphragm (figure 1a,b) compared with a CXR 7 months earlier (figure 1a). CT ...

However, prolonged use of these medications can lead to complications, including pulp cavity calcification in the teeth. The case involved a 30-year-old woman diagnosed with SLE at 17 and treated with ...

China: A new analysis of data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) 2013-2014 has revealed a significant association between frailty and abdominal aortic calcification ...

This in silico study presents the use of a virtual patient to investigate the impact of large pleural effusion (PE) and therapeutic thoracentesis (TT) on hemidiaphragm function and arterial blood ...

Hematoma expansion (HE) is a common occurrence affecting around 10% to 30% of patients with acute intracerebral hemorrhage within the initial hours from symptom onset and is the only modifiable factor ...