(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 ...

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

(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 ...

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.

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 ...

Seattle, WA - Therapy with angiotensin-converting-enzyme inhibitors may slow the accumulation of aortic-valve calcium (AVC) as measured by electron-beam computed tomography (EBCT), regardless of the ...

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

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...