A significant percentage of patients with antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody (ANCA)-associated vasculitis (AAV) demonstrate coronary artery calcification (CAC) on imaging, with variations by ANCA ...

Should you take a calcium supplement? And if so, how much? Here's what to know about calcium's benefits and some warnings.

They may show up as white spots on pelvic X-rays. Treatment may not be necessary unless they cause pain. These calcifications are common, particularly in the pelvis. They are not usually a cause ...

Physiological extracellular matrix (ECM) calcification or mineralization is restricted to bones, teeth and the hypertrophic zone of growth plate cartilage. In contrast, pathological ECM ...

[5] In these instances the calcium deposits are thought to alter the structure and motion of the valve leaflets and thus prevent the normal opening of the aortic cusps. The cause of this ...

Ils sont appelés "calcifications". Les calcifications liées à une hypercalcémie intéressent des tissus sains (non lésés antérieurement). Les tissus et organes, objets de ces calcifications, sont ...

The concave zone of papillary calculi can contain a range of calcified lesions ... of the general calculogenesis process. The possible causes of injury may be deduced from the clinical data ...

So, there is a reasonable theory as to why K2 might reduce the risk of calcification of the blood vessels, which is highly (but not perfectly) associated with blockages in the arteries to the heart.