Calcific aortic stenosis

BR Lindman, MA Clavel, P Mathieu, B Iung… - Nature reviews Disease …, 2016 - nature.com
Calcific aortic stenosis (AS) is the most prevalent heart valve disorder in developed
countries. It is characterized by progressive fibro-calcific remodelling and thickening of the …

Calcification in aortic stenosis: the skeleton key

TA Pawade, DE Newby, MR Dweck - Journal of the American College of …, 2015 - jacc.org
Aortic stenosis is a common, potentially fatal condition that is set to become an increasing
public health burden. Once symptoms develop, there is an inexorable deterioration with a …

Lipoprotein (a) and oxidized phospholipids promote valve calcification in patients with aortic stenosis

KH Zheng, S Tsimikas, T Pawade, J Kroon… - Journal of the American …, 2019 - jacc.org
Abstract Background: Lipoprotein (a)[Lp (a)], a major carrier of oxidized phospholipids
(OxPL), is associated with an increased incidence of aortic stenosis (AS). However, it …

Inflammation and its resolution as determinants of acute coronary syndromes

P Libby, I Tabas, G Fredman, EA Fisher - Circulation research, 2014 - Am Heart Assoc
Inflammation contributes to many of the characteristics of plaques implicated in the
pathogenesis of acute coronary syndromes. Moreover, inflammatory pathways not only …

Effect of denosumab or alendronic acid on the progression of aortic stenosis: a double-blind randomized controlled trial

TA Pawade, MK Doris, R Bing, AC White, L Forsyth… - Circulation, 2021 - Am Heart Assoc
Background: Valvular calcification is central to the pathogenesis and progression of aortic
stenosis, with preclinical and observational studies suggesting that bone turnover and …

Calcification in atherosclerotic plaque vulnerability: friend or foe?

X Shi, J Gao, Q Lv, H Cai, F Wang, R Ye… - Frontiers in physiology, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Calcification is a clinical marker of atherosclerosis. This review focuses on recent findings on
the association between calcification and plaque vulnerability. Calcified plaques have …

Calcific aortic valve stenosis: hard disease in the heart: a biomolecular approach towards diagnosis and treatment

FECM Peeters, SJR Meex, MR Dweck… - European heart …, 2018 - academic.oup.com
Calcific aortic valve stenosis (CAVS) is common in the ageing population and set to become
an increasing economic and health burden. Once present, it inevitably progresses and has a …

Coronary 18F-Sodium Fluoride Uptake Predicts Outcomes in Patients With Coronary Artery Disease

J Kwiecinski, E Tzolos, PD Adamson, S Cadet… - Journal of the American …, 2020 - jacc.org
Background Reliable methods for predicting myocardial infarction in patients with
established coronary artery disease are lacking. Coronary 18F-sodium fluoride (18F-NaF) …

Cardiac imaging for assessing low-gradient severe aortic stenosis

MA Clavel, IG Burwash, P Pibarot - JACC: Cardiovascular Imaging, 2017 - jacc.org
Up to 40% of patients with aortic stenosis (AS) harbor discordant Doppler-
echocardiographic findings, the most common of which is the presence of a small aortic …

Medial arterial calcification: an overlooked player in peripheral arterial disease

CY Ho, CM Shanahan - Arteriosclerosis, thrombosis, and vascular …, 2016 - Am Heart Assoc
Peripheral arterial disease (PAD) is a global health issue that is becoming more prevalent in
an aging world population. Diabetes mellitus and chronic kidney disease are also on the …