A new study published suggests that the connection between coronary artery calcification—a measure of calcium buildup in the ...

This page lists all known medications that could potentially lead to 'Dystrophic calcification' as a side effect. It's important to note that mild side effects are quite common with medications. The ...

Appropriate imaging can help identify patients who need intensive medical treatment. Calcification in the cardiac valves and aorta portends worse survival and progresses faster in patients with ...

Statin therapy has long been thought to cut the risk for ischemic coronary events, in part by stabilizing atherosclerotic plaques that are vulnerable to rupture, which would trigger thrombosis, and in ...

In patients who undergo revascularization, heavily calcified lesions independently predict worse survival at 10 years regardless of whether they received CABG or PCI, according to a new analysis of ...

THE association of gout and demonstrable calcification of cartilage has received scanty mention in the medical literature. The present study demonstrates that in a high percentage of patients with ...

RANCHO PALOS VERDES, Calif. — Breast arterial calcification measured during mammography is a readily available surrogate marker of atherosclerotic CVD and may predict subclinical CAD and microvascular ...