Background and aims The present study investigated the association between abdominal
aortic calcification (AAC) and handgrip strength (HGS) and the ability of HGS to predict an …

Arterial calcification (AC) is mainly caused by osteoblast phenotypic transition of vascular
smooth muscle cells (VSMCs). Long noncoding RNA H19 (lncRNA H19) has attracted …

Objective—Long-term exposure to traffic and particulate matter air pollution is associated
with a higher risk of cardiovascular disease, potentially via atherosclerosis promotion. Prior …

Abstract Purpose of Review To discuss and review the technical considerations,
fundamentals, and guideline-based indications for coronary artery calcium scoring, and the …

Purpose The current pooling up analysis aimed to evaluate whether aortic calcification (AC)
was a potential risk factor for anastomotic leakage (AL) after colorectal surgery. Methods In …

Objectives To assess the value of a CT-based abdominal aortic calcification (AAC) score as
a surrogate marker for the presence of asymptomatic coronary artery disease (CAD) …

Background Abdominal aortic calcification (AAC) is a marker of subclinical atherosclerotic
disease and an independent predictor of subsequent vascular morbidity and mortality. This …

Background and aims Abdominal aortic calcification (AAC) has been introduced as a good
predictor of cardiovascular disease (CVD) events, but no previous study has investigated the …

ABSTRACT A significant link between cardiovascular disease and osteoporosis is
established in postmenopausal women, but data for men are scarce. We tested the …

Objective The role of osteocalcin (OC) in cardiovascular disease (CVD) is unresolved. We
aimed to study the association between plasma OC concentrations and the risk of non-fatal …