Recent research from Karl Landsteiner University of Health Sciences (KL Krems) provides important new insights into how ...

When aortic stenosis occurs, there is a tightening and oftentimes calcification of the aortic valve and that leads that valve to not be pliable but very rigid. And when the valve can't open ...

Ataciguat, which slowed progression of native aortic valve calcification in the clinical trial, offers the potential for a once-in-a-lifetime procedure if they can reach the age of 65. The older a ...

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

Sex differences in the risk factors, diagnosis, treatment, and outcomes of patients with cardiovascular disease have been ...

These complications include carotid artery calcification, calcification of the abdominal aorta and peripheral vessels in the ...

Auscultation of the heart in patients with aortic ... patient's carotid artery. It is important to note that in some elderly individuals the carotids may be stiff due to calcification, which ...

Angina in aortic stenosis frequently occurs in the absence of coronary artery disease ... the carotids may be stiff due to calcification, which may falsely normalize the carotid upstroke.

[10] The carotid artery pulse is classically parvus ... valve disease is characterized by progressive aortic valve leaflet thickening and calcification that results in a valve that does not ...

New research from KL Krems challenges existing diagnostic standards for aortic stenosis, offering fresh insights into calcification patterns that are independent of sex. Krems, Austria – (March 12, ...