This review focuses on the association between vascular calcification and arterial stiffness, highlighting the important genetic factors, systemic and local microenvironmental signals, and underlying ...

Aortic valve stenosis is the most prevalent heart valve disease worldwide. Although interventional treatment options have rapidly improved in recent years, symptomatic aortic valve stenosis is still ...

Association between the homeostasis model assessment of insulin resistance and coronary artery calcification: a meta-analysis of observational studies ...

Keeping your arteries clear is essential for overall health, as blockages can lead to heart attacks, strokes, and other health issues.

Furthermore, we must question whether it is enough to look for calcium, or does one have to look for the precursor—the atheromatous plaque, since calcification is the healed form of the plaque and is ...

Key Takeaways A high-fiber diet appears to lower risk of hardened arteries People eating low-fiber diets were more likely to have narrowed arteries due to arterial plaques They also were more likely ...

Atherosclerosis involves multiple processes including endothelial dysfunction, inflammation, vascular proliferation and matrix alteration.

Abstract Soft-tissue calcifications are extremely common. Because the imaging findings are nonspecific, soft-tissue calcifications are often problematic for radiologists, sometimes prompting ...

In B, mediastinal window setting demonstrating small foci of calcification, corresponding to the ground-glass nodules. The nodules presented with a typical centrilobular distribution, sparing the ...

Lacunar stroke is a marker of cerebral small vessel disease and accounts for up to 25% of ischaemic stroke. In this narrative review, we provide an overview of potential lacunar stroke mechanisms and ...

Rapid stabilization and regression of atherosclerosis, even for advanced complex plaques, has been achieved experimentally in both animals and humans. In this insightful Review, Kevin Williams ...