TCTMD

Lp(a) Not Associated With Ongoing Aortic Valve Calcification

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 ...
Medical Dialogues

Aortic Calcification on Chest X-Ray Signals Poorer Survival After Minor Limb Amputation: Study

Finland: Aortic calcifications (ACs) visible on routine chest radiographs may signal worse survival prospects for patients ...
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Calcification process in aortic valves is responsible for blockages

(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 ...
TCTMD

Lp(a) Levels Linked to Aortic Valve Calcification, Not Progression

(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 ...
Medscape

Quantifying the Effects of LVOT Calcification After TAVR

A new SWISS TAVI registry analysis provides some of the strongest evidence to date that the presence of left ventricular outflow tract (LVOT) calcification is a harbinger of worse outcomes in ...

Aortic valve size determines the degree of valve calcification in severe aortic stenosis, finds study

Recent research from Karl Landsteiner University of Health Sciences (KL Krems) provides important new insights into how ...
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Abdominal aortic calcification may signal future heart attack

OAK BROOK, Ill. - Computed tomography (CT)-based measures of calcification in the abdominal aorta are strong predictors of heart attacks and other adverse cardiovascular events--stronger even than the ...
Nature

Calcific aortic stenosis: an update

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 ...
Medscape

Statin given for lipid indication seen to slow aortic-stenosis progression

Washington DC - Long-term statin therapy slowed the echocardiographic progression of moderately advanced aortic stenosis in asymptomatic patients taking the drug for elevated LDL cholesterol, report ...
Healio

Long intervals between LV, aortic systolic pressure peaks may indicate valve calcification

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 ...
Healio

Abdominal aortic calcification may predict CV events in certain high-risk patients

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Older patients and those with chronic kidney disease who have abdominal aortic calcification are at elevated ...