The first ever "humanized" model for aortic valve calcification paves the way for testing potential treatments.

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 ...

Vascular calcification is highly prevalent in patients with chronic kidney disease and has a progressive course. Several cardiovascular and uremia-related risk factors, such as abnormalities in ...

BOSTON, MA—The presence of thoracic aortic calcification (TAC) is independently associated with adverse outcomes, even after accounting for the degree of coronary artery calcification (CAC), which is ...

Arterial calcification is present in the vast majority of heavy smokers undergoing screening for lung cancer and is associated with an increased risk of all-cause and cardiovascular mortality, ...

Oral calcium supplementation was associated with lower survival and a greater need for aortic valve replacement in elderly patients with mild to moderate aortic stenosis, a new study finds. "Our ...

Arterial calcification is a gradual and progressive process that is seen in most people after the 6th decade of life. This results in a reduction of arterial elasticity and an increased propensity for ...

Absence of muscle tissue in biopsy samples is common and associated with increased risk of death. In a small study, 50% of non-diabetic hemodialysis patients with elevated FGF-23 showed correlations ...

CT scans are becoming a more commonly used tool to effectively determine a patient's future risk of heart disease and heart ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Age-adjusted increases in coronary artery calcification are related to decreased circulating testosterone and ...