Overall, atheroma volume was measured in serial IVUS pullbacks in matched arterial segments of 776 patients with angiographic coronary artery disease. Patients with a calcium index above the ...

Statins promote coronary atheroma calcification despite their effect on plaque regression, according to recent findings. In a post-hoc patient-level analysis, researchers evaluated participants in ...

Twining and Shanks 1 distinguished four groups of intraocular calcifications as seen roentgenologically: calcification of the lens, ossification of the vitreous, calcified atheroma of the ...

Researchers have identified how thyroxine, a human thyroid hormone, can positively influence the life-critical calcification ...

Calcified plaque in the coronary arteries is a marker for atheromatous-plaque burden and is predictive of future risk of cardiovascular events. We examined the relationship between estrogen therapy ...

Atherosclerosis is a chronic, systemic, inflammatory and metabolic disease and pathologic process characterized by the accumulation of cholesterol and calcium plaque within the arterial wall ...

What causes calcification of the pineal gland and what effects does it have on your health? Learn how to decalcify your pineal gland for proper functioning.

The substance piling up in blocked arteries is known as atheroma or plaque. It mainly comprises excess 'bad' cholesterol (LDL cholesterol), fatty substances, cellular waste, calcium, and fibrin (a ...

They have found that the priests would offer the gods sumptuous meals of beef, wild fowl, bread, fruit, vegetables, cake, wine and beer at the temple three times a day, then take them back home to ...