An ongoing study spotlights the link between calcium deposits in the breast arteries and life-threatening heart risks.

A retrospective review of more than 24,000 patients who underwent an EKG at Mayo Clinic finds that nearly one-quarter of the patients had mitral annulus calcification, a chronic degeneration of tissue ...

Doctors say mammograms can help spot calcification in the arteries that could be a sign of heart problems. And there’s a new program aiming to alert women when this shows up on their scans. NBC News’ ...

A new study published suggests that the connection between coronary artery calcification—a measure of calcium buildup in the ...

Diabetic participants showed a 47.3% rate of coronary artery calcification (CAC) progression, compared to 28.4% in ...

Statin therapy has long been thought to cut the risk for ischemic coronary events, in part by stabilizing atherosclerotic plaques that are vulnerable to rupture, which would trigger thrombosis, and in ...

Bone never forms without vascular interactions. This simple statement of fact does not adequately reflect the physiological and pharmacological implications of the relationship. The vasculature is the ...

THE association of gout and demonstrable calcification of cartilage has received scanty mention in the medical literature. The present study demonstrates that in a high percentage of patients with ...

This page lists all known medications that could potentially lead to 'Vascular calcification' as a side effect. It's important to note that mild side effects are quite common with medications. The ...

Mammographic calcifications, a common feature of breast cancer, have remained enigmatic in terms of their molecular underpinnings and clinical implications, particularly in the hormone ...