Patients with chronic kidney disease undergoing hemodialysis frequently have high levels of vessel and valve calcification, which places them at high risk of cardiovascular morbidity and mortality.

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 ...

ZURICH--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Inositec, a pioneer in the development of life-saving small molecule drugs based on myo-inositol hexaphosphate (IP6), announced today that INS-3001, a novel vascular ...

To earn CME related to this news article, click here. February 4, 2009 — High pulse pressure in patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) may help identify an increased risk for development of ...

Absence of muscle tissue in biopsy samples is common and associated with increased risk of death. In a small study, 50% of non-diabetic hemodialysis patients with elevated FGF-23 showed correlations ...

A long-term study has shown a common bone density scan can also show calcified plaque build-up in the abdominal aorta - revealing if someone is at increased risk of developing dementia Late-life ...

Abdominal arteries In a small study of hemodialysis patients with secondary hyperparathyroidism, abdominal aortic calcification decreased more in patients who underwent parathyroidectomy than in those ...

Researchers have discovered an important link between vascular health and late-life dementia, discovering the calcification of plaques within the abdominal aorta to be a reliable marker for late-life ...

Q. I am 72 and I recently had an X-ray of my lower spine that showed scoliosis. The X-ray also revealed that I have extensive calcification of the abdominal aorta. What if anything can be done to ...

Saitama, Japan and New York, NY - Lipid-lowering treatment with atorvastatin (Lipitor, Pfizer) may have different effects on different segments of the aorta, with a greater effect on atherosclerotic ...