Currently, in the TAVR era, the term PA is frequently used. It became an important factor for
patient selection and sometimes serves as the primary indication for the TAVR approach …

Thoracic aortic calcification (TAC) is associated with adverse cardiovascular outcomes, and
for the cardiovascular imager, is predominantly encountered in 4 settings: 1) incidentally, for …

Background Vascular calcification is a major cause of the high morbidity and mortality of
cardiovascular diseases and is closely associated with the intestinal microbiota. Short-chain …

Aims Living close to high traffic has been linked to subclinical atherosclerosis, however it is
not clear, whether fine particulate matter (PM) air pollution or noise, two important traffic …

Objective The clinical implication of the coronary artery calcium score (CS) is well
demonstrated. However, little is known about the association between lower extremity …

Arterial calcification refers to the abnormal deposition of calcium salts in the arterial wall,
which results in vessel lumen stenosis and vascular remodeling. Studies increasingly show …

Objectives: The aim of this study was to determine whether noncoronary measures from
cardiac computed tomography (CT) may enhance the prognostic value of this imaging …

Aims Asymptomatic patients with diabetes mellitus (DM) and normal left ventricular (LV)
ejection fraction (EF) may have LV dysfunction as assessed with speckle tracking …

Background Thoracic aortic calcification (TAC) and coronary artery calcification (CAC) are
markers of subclinical atherosclerosis and are associated with incident major cardiovascular …

Aims The aorta is a major source of cerebral thromboembolism, but its role in stroke
pathogenesis is not well understood due to its poor accessibility for non-invasive imaging …