Aortic stenosis is a disease often diagnosed in its asymptomatic phase due to its distinct murmur and the widespread use of noninvasive imaging. The history, however, is still of paramount importance ...

Older women randomly assigned a daily 1.2 g calcium supplement for 5 years were no more likely to develop abdominal aortic calcification vs. similar women assigned placebo, according to study data ...

Researchers have now proposed a molecular mechanism that links amyloid deposition in the aortic valve with degenerative calcification. They also theorize that other risk factors for CAVD, such as high ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . A machine learning algorithm can assess abdominal aortic calcification level during a vertebral fracture ...

Findings show no impact on fruit, veggie intake, but some improvement in cholesterol levels and cardiovascular risk scores. (HealthDay News) — Providing vascular imaging results does not improve diet ...

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THE ideal response to mitral commissurotomy includes a normal blood flow into the left ventricle without the need for an elevated pressure in the left atrium and the return of cardiac output to normal ...

THE surgical treatment of rheumatic aortic stenosis depends upon the ability to split commissural fusion by digital or instrumental means. The initial technic 1 required an entrance into the left ...

Partially calcified valve leaflet tissue, including unaltered collagen (blue), calcified collagen (yellow to red) and aggregated calcium phosphate nodules. CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — The human body has ...

TCT 20: Aortic Root Anatomy in Low Risk Patients After Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement with a Balloon-Expandable Valve: Impact on Coronary Access and Repeat Aortic Valve Interventions Receive ...