introduction: the aim of this study was to evaluate the impact of measurement of coronary artery calcification score (cac) in patients with suspected coronary artery disease (cad) and a normal myocardial perfusion scan. methods: in a prospective study we measured the calcium score of 74 patients (29 m, 45 f, mean age 58.7 (m) and 64.4 (f)) with suspicion of cad and a normal perfusion scan. in ...

background: myocardial infarctions at different locations have been related to different sets of risk factors. this study was designed to examine the association between cardiovascular risk factors and specific coronary artery calcification (cac). methods: the study population comprised 573 postmenopausal women selected from a population-based cohort study. established vascular risk factors wer...

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES Vascular calcification is associated with increased cardiovascular mortality in chronic hemodialysis patients. This prospective study investigated the relationship between serum osteoprotegerin, receptor activator of NF-κB ligand, inflammatory markers, and progression of coronary artery calcification score. DESIGN, SETTING, PARTICIPANTS, & MEASUREMENTS Seventy-eight ...

A high coronary artery calcification score (CACS) may be associated with mortality in patients undergoing hemodialysis (HD). Recently, effects of iron on vascular smooth muscle cell calcificat...

Abstract Background Atherosclerosis is the underlying process causing coronary artery calcification. Pathophysiology of aortic and mitral valve calcification has several similarities with atherosclerosis, but their correlation not been clear, especially in patients atherosclerosis. Purpose This study aims to investigate between calcium score arteries, aortic, valves Methods was a cross-sectiona...

BACKGROUND Coronary artery disease is a leading killer of women. Arterial stiffness predicts myocardial infarction, and postmenopausal women have lower arterial compliance (AC) than men. We hypothesized that lower AC would be associated with greater burden of coronary artery plaque and calcification, and that these associations would be stronger in women than men. METHODS AND RESULTS We evalu...

High serum phosphorus levels have been associated with mortality and cardiovascular events in patients with chronic kidney disease and in the general population. In addition, high phosphorus levels have been shown to induce vascular calcification and endothelial dysfunction in vitro. The aim of this study was to evaluate the relation of phosphorus and coronary calcification and atherosclerosis ...

Introduction: The aim of this study was to evaluate the impact of measurement of coronary artery calcification score (CAC) in patients with suspected coronary artery disease (CAD) and a normal myocardial perfusion scan. Methods: In a prospective study we measured the calcium score of 74 patients (29 m, 45 f, mean age 58.7 (m) and 64.4 (f)) with suspicion of CAD and a normal perfusion scan. In ...

BACKGROUND Cardiovascular disease is common in older adults with end-stage renal disease who are undergoing regular dialysis, but little is known about the prevalence and extent of cardiovascular disease in children and young adults with end-stage renal disease. METHODS We used electron-beam computed tomography (CT) to screen for coronary-artery calcification in 39 young patients with end-sta...

CONTEXT Psychosocial factors, including personality and character traits, may play a role in the development and expression of coronary artery disease. OBJECTIVE To evaluate whether hostility, a previously reported predictor of clinical coronary artery disease, is associated with coronary calcification, which is a marker of subclinical atherosclerosis. DESIGN Prospective cohort study. SET...