(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 ...

A study that combined several forms of imaging to track aortic stenosis (AS) progression in elderly patients and its relation to lipoprotein biomarkers has concluded that those biomarkers don't just ...

Aortic valve calcification--the buildup of calcium on heart valves--was once thought to be harmless but is now seen as an early sign of heart disease. In a study presented at RSNA 2011, researchers ...

The results underscore the need to perform CT imaging when deciding between procedures in patients with aortic stenosis.

In the paper, Cowell and colleagues explain that calcific aortic stenosis is an inflammatory-disease process that has many similarities with atherosclerosis. Several studies have revealed a clinical ...

IRVINE, Calif., May 25, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- JenaValve Technology, Inc., developer, and manufacturer of differentiated transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) systems (also referred to as ...

A genetic component is believed to play an important role in valvular heart disease, but the specific genes involved have not been identified. Now an interntional group of researchers has identified ...

New research from KL Krems challenges existing diagnostic standards for aortic stenosis, offering fresh insights into calcification patterns that are independent of sex. Krems, Austria – (March 12, ...

Statins are known to successfully treat atherosclerosis, the narrowing of the arteries however researchers wanted to determine whether the drugs Statins are known to successfully treat atherosclerosis ...

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 ...

Dementia characterises a set of symptoms linked to the progressive degeneration of cognitive functions. Research into the disease has brought incalculable improvements to the lives of sufferers, but ...