Abstract Funding Acknowledgements Type of funding sources: None. Aim Coronary artery calcium (CAC) score is a proven prognostic marker cardiovascular risk. The aim this study was to evaluate the value CAC on standard chest computed tomography (CT) in patients admitted with COVID-19. Methods We enrolled 144 consecutive (mean age 67± 13, 60.7% male) hospitalized COVID-19, who admission underwent ...

Abstract Introduction Peyronie’s disease (PD) is characterized by penile pain, deformation and curvature, sexual dysfunction, psychological implications. Fibrosis plaque formation are often part of PD pathophysiology. Calcified plaques can alter treatment planning. Penile ultrasound with Doppler (PUS) used to exclude erectile dysfunction identify plaques. However, extent distribution be obscure...

APC/β-catenin pathway perturbation is a common early event in colorectal carcinogenesis and is affected by calcium and vitamin D in basic science studies. To assess the effects of calcium and vitamin D on adenomatous polyposis coli (APC), β-catenin, and E-cadherin expression in the normal appearing colorectal mucosa of sporadic colorectal adenoma patients, we conducted a randomized, double-blin...

Calcification of the coronary arteries plays a key role in the pathophysiology of atherosclerosis. Coronary calcification is an active process culminating in extracellular matrix deposition of calcium by osteoblast-like cells that has some resemblance to bone formation [1]. Subintimal coronary calcification is almost exclusively associated with the presence of coronary atherosclerosis and is co...

This study examined the role of calcium intake on body composition in 186 African-American adolescents at risk for overweight and obesity. The average weight of 89.8 kg ± 23.6 (SD) had a mean BMI z score of 2.2. Females with a calcium intake of <314 mg/day had higher percent fat mass compared to those with the highest calcium intakes that were ≥634 mg/day. Compared to those with a low calcium i...