The first ever "humanized" model for aortic valve calcification paves the way for testing potential treatments.

A large study published in The Lancet Regional Health – Americas shows that waist-to-height ratio (WHtR) is a stronger and ...

A retrospective review of more than 24,000 patients who underwent an EKG at Mayo Clinic finds that nearly one-quarter of the patients had mitral annulus calcification, a chronic degeneration of tissue ...

For decades, Americans have been advised that cutting fat was key for a heart-healthy diet, spurring an industry of low-fat dairy products. A new generation of nutrition research is challenging some ...

A 79-year-old man was admitted to a hospital in Guangzhou, China, with progressive dyspnea and edema. Echocardiography and ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Mitral annulus calcification may be an independent risk factor for all-cause mortality and was more common among ...

VIENNA, Austria — Calcification in large vessel beds, identified on computerized tomography (CT), is associated with a global cognitive decline in otherwise healthy people, according to a prospective ...

Statin therapy has long been thought to cut the risk for ischemic coronary events, in part by stabilizing atherosclerotic plaques that are vulnerable to rupture, which would trigger thrombosis, and in ...

A diet rich in potassium may help protect against hardening of the arteries, also known as vascular calcification. The study conducted by a research team at the University of Alabama at Birmingham ...

A decades-long study has sparked debate over something most people consume daily. It questions long - held dietary beliefs ...