Evidence-based recommendations on intravascular lithotripsy to treat calcified coronary arteries during percutaneous coronary intervention. This involves using ultrasound shockwaves to break up hard ...

In patients greater than age 65, more than 90% of aortic stenosis involves trileaflet valves which have developed heavy calcification. [5] In these instances the calcium deposits are thought to ...

You can learn more about Crohn’s disease in general at Healthline. Diverticulitis occurs when pouches called diverticula form in the GI tract and become inflamed and infected. Similarly to Crohn ...

Results We found that OA progressed by both top-down calcification at the joint surface and bottom-up calcification at the osteochondral interface. The top-down calcification process started with ...

Yet, it is unclear if atherosclerosis is associated with a subsequent higher cancer risk. We determined the association of atherosclerotic calcification in the aortic arch, as proxy for systemic ...

cshs.org Background: Mitral annular calcification has been associated with various systemic and cardiac diseases, with a higher prevalence in women and patients over 70. A possible association between ...

Correspondence to Dr Nathalie Auger, University of Montreal Hospital Centre Research Centre, Montreal H2P 1E2, Canada; nathalie.auger{at}inspq.qc.ca Background Patients with heart defects are at risk ...