We determined genomewide associations with the presence of aortic-valve calcification (among 6942 participants) and mitral annular calcification (among 3795 participants), as detected by computed ...

Aortic valve disease encompasses a spectrum of disorders affecting the aortic valve, with calcification being a hallmark of the most severe forms. Calcific aortic valve disease (CAVD) is characterised ...

Partially calcified valve leaflet tissue, including unaltered collagen (blue), calcified collagen (yellow to red) and aggregated calcium phosphate nodules. CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — The human body has ...

Heart valve diseases like aortic and mitral stenosis can quietly strain the heart until symptoms become severe. New research is uncovering how valve structure, cell health, and underlying conditions ...

WPI researcher Kristen Billiar leads part of multicenter project funded by American Heart Association to determine causes of ...

Researchers have now proposed a molecular mechanism that links amyloid deposition in the aortic valve with degenerative calcification. They also theorize that other risk factors for CAVD, such as high ...

Dear Dr. Roach: I’m a 79-year-old female. Recently, I was diagnosed with moderate calcification of leaflets on my mitral valve. I have no symptoms, but heard that even moderate calcification could ...

Credit: Thinkstock Routine patient information, serology results, and cardiac ultrasound findings can identify patients at high risk for severe coronary artery calcification. Investigators have ...

ST. JOSEPH COUNTY, Ind. (WSBT) — The options for cardiovascular procedures have expanded over the last decade. Among options for patients with aortic stenosis - a minimally invasive procedure known as ...