Background Aortic valve calcification (AVC) is a disease process driven by inflammation and lipid infiltration, serving as a ...

Mitral annular calcification (MAC) is a progressive, degenerative process increasingly recognised for its clinical impact.

Arterial calcification is highly prevalent in patients with chronic kidney disease, and is a process associated with cardiovascular morbidity and mortality. Calcium phosphate deposits may be found in ...

Introduction: Intracranial vascular calcification has been observed in the setting of both Alzheimer's disease (AD) and vascular dementia. Increased calcification in intracranial and extracranial ...

The extent of abdominal aortic calcification (AAC) is a major predictor of vascular disease events. We have previously found regular apple intake, a major source of dietary flavonoids, associates with ...

In the cardiovascular system, elastic fibres exert a fundamental role providing the long-range elasticity required for physiological functions. Elastic fibres are complex in composition and structure ...

Objective To assess the prognostic value of absolute and sex-specific, age-specific and race/ethnicity-specific (Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis, MESA) percentiles of coronary artery ...

THE association of gout and demonstrable calcification of cartilage has received scanty mention in the medical literature. The present study demonstrates that in a high percentage of patients with ...

A woman in her 70s was admitted for acute, painless vision loss in the left eye. Examination showed cherry red spot in the macula and plaque in the nasal vessels, consistent with central retinal ...