BACKGROUND: Aortic valve calcification increases leaflet stiffness and contributes to the development of calcific aortic valve disease. The molecular and cellular mechanisms underlying calcification ...

Lipoprotein(a) is not associated with active calcification of the aortic valve in patients with mild-to-moderate aortic stenosis, according to a study presented this week at the European ...

The arterial vasculature is the second most frequently calcified structure in the human body after the skeleton. Calcification of the aorta and aortic valves occurs in most individuals in westernized ...

(CHICAGO) –Bone-like cells similar to the cells found in the skeleton calcify in the heart's aortic valve and are responsible for the blockages that lead to the need for open-heart surgery to replace ...

(UPDATED) Lipoprotein(a) is associated with the development of aortic valve calcification (AVC), but the atherogenic lipoprotein does not appear to be linked to the progression of calcification over ...

Aortic valve disease encompasses a spectrum of disorders affecting the aortic valve, with calcification being a hallmark of the most severe forms. Calcific aortic valve disease (CAVD) is characterised ...

New evidence shows regular aspirin use is associated with a lower incidence of aortic valve calcification and aortic stenosis ...

Leaflet calcification and hemodynamic valve deterioration (HVD) of surgically implanted bioprosthetic aortic valves are independently associated with a major increase in death or valve reintervention, ...

We determined genomewide associations with the presence of aortic-valve calcification (among 6942 participants) and mitral annular calcification (among 3795 participants), as detected by computed ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Patients with severe aortic valve calcification had a higher time interval measured between peak left ...

Calcific aortic stenosis in the elderly is the number one cause of surgical valve replacement in the US and Europe. The incidence of calcific aortic stenosis is increasing as the general age of the ...

There may be relationships between bone mineral density at different body locations and cardiac calcification. Sex-specific differences may exist in these relationships. Further research is needed to ...