Background The prognostic importance of abdominal aortic calcification (AAC) viewed on
noninvasive imaging modalities remains uncertain. Methods and Results We searched …

Background Abdominal aortic calcifications were already ubiquitous in ancient populations
from all continents. Although nowadays generally considered as an innocent end stage of …

Vascular calcification is a complex biological process that is a hallmark of atherosclerosis.
While macrocalcification confers plaque stability, microcalcification is a key feature of high …

Of the clinical practice guideline of the Japanese Circulation Society concerning aortic
diseases, the Guidelines on Diagnosis and Treatment of Aortic Dissection (first edition) were …

Background We determined whether vascular and valvular calcification predicted incident
major coronary heart disease, cardiovascular disease (CVD), and all‐cause mortality …

Background & Aims Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is highly prevalent and is
associated with development of metabolic disease including atherosclerotic cardiovascular …

Abstract Background and aim The Systemic Immune-Inflammation Index (SII) is a novel
index of inflammation assessment that appears to be superior to the common single blood …

Background: Microcalcifications in atherosclerotic plaques are destabilizing, predict adverse
cardiovascular events, and are associated with increased morbidity and mortality. 18F …

Aortic calcification is an important independent predictor of future cardiovascular events. We
performed a genome-wide association meta-analysis to determine SNPs associated with the …

Purpose To determine if abdominal aortic calcification (AAC) at CT predicts cardiovascular
events independent of Framingham risk score (FRS). Materials and Methods For this …