Mitral Annular and Coronary Artery Calcification Are Associated with Mortality in HIV-Infected Individuals. [PDF]
, 2015 BackgroundHIV infection increases cardiovascular risk. Coronary artery calcification (CAC) and mitral annular calcification (MAC) identify patients at risk for cardiovascular disease (CVD). The purpose of this study was to examine the association between
Bolger, Ann F +7 more
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Mild and moderate pre-dialysis chronic kidney disease is associated with increased coronary artery calcium. [PDF]
, 2011 BackgroundIt is increasingly evident that patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) are more likely to die from heart disease than kidney failure. This study evaluated whether pre- dialysis CKD is an independent risk factor for coronary artery calcium ...
Budoff, Matthew J +4 more
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Biological niches within human calcified aortic valves. Towards understanding of the pathological biomineralization process [PDF]
, 2015 Despite recent advances, mineralization site, its microarchitecture, and composition in calcific heart valve remain poorly understood. A multiscale investigation, using scanning electron microscopy (SEM), transmission electron microscopy (TEM), and ...
Cavarretta, Elena +6 more
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Mechanisms of Vascular Calcification: The Pivotal Role of Pyruvate Dehydrogenase Kinase 4 [PDF]
Endocrinology and Metabolism, 2016 Vascular calcification, abnormal mineralization of the vessel wall, is frequently associated with aging, atherosclerosis, diabetes mellitus, and chronic kidney disease.
Jaechan Leem, In-Kyu Lee
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Biomedicines, 2023 Background: Vascular calcification during aging is highly prevalent in patients with cardiovascular disease; however, there is still no improvement in clarifying the development of vascular calcification.
Sisi Shao +6 more
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Associations of Perirenal Fat Thickness with Renal and Systemic Calcified Atherosclerosis. [PDF]
, 2020 BackgroundWe investigated associations between perirenal fat thickness and atherosclerotic calcification in six different vascular beds.MethodsUsing a community-based cohort (n=3,919), perirenal fat thickness was estimated from computed tomography scans.
Allison, Matthew A +4 more
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Npp1 promotes atherosclerosis in ApoE knockout mice. [PDF]
, 2011 Ecto-nucleotide pyrophosphatase/phosphodiesterase 1 (NPP1) generates inorganic pyrophosphate (PP(i)), a physiologic inhibitor of hydroxyapatite deposition.
Nitschke, Yvonne +3 more
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Indonesian Biomedical Journal, 2020 BACKGROUND: Vascular calcification contributes greatly to the incidence of cardiovascular disease. Previously, vascular calcification was considered as a passive process caused by the mineral deposition from the circulation.
Muhammad Hanif Wibowo +2 more
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Calcification of Synthetic Vascular Grafts: A Systematic Review
EJVES Vascular Forum, 2023 Objective: Calcification of vascular grafts, including polyethylene terephthalate (PET) and expanded polytetrafluoroethylene (ePTFE) grafts may contribute to graft failure, but is under reported.
Anne Lejay +5 more
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Lack of evidence does not justify neglect. how can we address unmet medical needs in calciphylaxis [PDF]
, 2016 Calcific uraemic arteriolopathy (CUA), or calciphylaxis, is a rare disease predominantly occurring in comorbidity with dialysis. Due to the very low frequency of CUA, prospective studies on its management are lacking and even anecdotal reports on ...
Brandenburg, Vincent Matthias +14 more
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