"Heart disease is the leading killer annually—about 18 million deaths per year—and that number is growing. A large proportion ...

Physiological extracellular matrix (ECM) calcification or mineralization is restricted to bones, teeth and the hypertrophic zone of growth plate cartilage. In contrast, pathological ECM ...

Coronary artery calcification (CAC) occurs when chunks of calcium collect inside the heart’s two main arteries. CAC tends to affect older individuals more frequently, but lifestyle factors like ...

Excessive use of calcium supplements can pose significant health risks, including cardiovascular diseases such as heart ...

Moritz Lehners, Hannes Schmidt, Maria T K Zaldivia, Daniel Stehle, Michael Krämer, Andreas Peter, Julia Adler, Robert Lukowski, Susanne Feil, Robert Feil: Single-cell analysis identifies the ...

the carotids may be stiff due to calcification, which may falsely normalize the carotid upstroke. To assess for tardus, auscultate the patient’s S2 heart sound while palpating their carotid ...

However, once LV systolic failure occurs, cardiomegaly will be seen. Calcification of the aortic valve, pulmonary congestion and post-stenotic dilation of the aorta are other non-specific findings.

One of the exclusion criteria for renal transplant is severe iliac artery calcification. We performed an aortofemoral bypass in these patients to make them eligible for renal transplantation.