The presence of breast arterial calcification, easily detected on standard mammography but typically considered inconsequential in breast cancer screening, shows significance as a possible marker of ...

RANCHO PALOS VERDES, Calif. — Breast arterial calcification measured during mammography is a readily available surrogate marker of atherosclerotic CVD and may predict subclinical CAD and microvascular ...

Heart disease and stroke are the world's two most deadly diseases, causing over 15 million deaths in 2016 according to the World Health Organization. A key underlying factor in both of these global ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Over 18 years, more women with breast arterial calcifications on mammography developed heart disease vs. those ...

Building on prior research on vascular calcification in the mummified remains of ancient people, the Horus Study Group has now made a similar discovery in Inuit people who lived on the Greenlandic ...

Renal artery calcification (RAC) is strongly associated with atherosclerosis, according to a study of 350 patients who underwent abdominal CT scans. RAC was found in 29% of subjects. Aortic ...

Atherosclerosis is characterized by hardening and thickening of artery walls, with serious health consequences. Researchers have imaged the stages in the calcification process at a nanometer scale.

A drug candidate, previously successful at treating severe fatty liver disease, reduces atherosclerosis—a primary driver of cardiovascular death worldwide—in large mammals, a study suggests. Real-time ...

VIENNA, Austria — Calcification in large vessel beds, identified on computerized tomography (CT), is associated with a global cognitive decline in otherwise healthy people, according to a prospective ...

New research shows that there are no significant differences in the incidence or severity of atherosclerotic disease (narrowing of the arteries with fatty deposits) between ancient and modern ...