Percutaneous treatment of heavily calcified coronary lesions still represents a challenge for
interventional cardiology, with higher risk of immediate complications, late failure due to …

Osteoporosis (OP) and cardiovascular diseases (CVD) are both important causes of
mortality and morbidity in aging patients. There are common mechanisms underlying the …

Women have unique sex-and gender-related risk factors for cardiovascular disease (CVD)
that can present or evolve over their lifespan. Pregnancy-associated conditions, polycystic …

Calcification is an independent predictor of atherosclerosis-related cardiovascular events.
Microcalcification is linked to inflamed, unstable lesions, in comparison to the fibrotic stable …

Prevention and effective treatment of cardiovascular disease are progressive issues that
grow in tandem with the average age of the world population. Over recent decades, the …

Vascular and valvular calcification constitutes a major health problem with serious clinical
consequences. It is important for medical laboratorians to improve their knowledge on this …

Aims: Peripheral arterial disease (PAD) is the well-known risk factor for cardiovascular
events. Although low ankle–brachial index (ABI) is recognized as a risk factor in general …

Aims Coronary artery calcification (CAC) measured on cardiac computed tomography (CT)
is an important risk marker for cardiovascular disease (CVD) and has been included in the …

Background MAC is commonly found in patients affected with MR, and it is associated with
high morbidity, mortality and worse cardiac surgical outcomes. Transcatheter edge-to-edge …

Background Pericardial adipose tissue volume (PAT) and coronary artery calcification (CAC)
are prognostic indicators for future cardiovascular events; however, no studies have …