Severely calcified coronary artery lesions are encountered increasingly frequently in clinical practice. The technical challenges faced by the interventional cardiologist in the treatment of these ...

Purpose: The role of vitamin K in the prevention and treatment of osteoporosis and arterial calcification is examined. Summary: Vitamin K is essential for the activation of vitamin K-dependent ...

Historically, the severity of AS has been assessed using aortic valve calcification (AVC ... to more accurate diagnoses and prevent delays in treatment for patients, particularly those with ...

Johnson & Johnson and Boston Scientific have also recently made moves to sell their own coronary intravascular lithotripsy ...

Mammograms, with the help of artificial intelligence (AI) models, may reveal much more than cancer, according to a study being presented at the American College of Cardiology’s Annual Scientific ...

Abbott (NYSE: ABT) today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved an investigational device exemption (IDE) for its Coronary Intravascular Lithotripsy (IVL) System to ...

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 ...

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