Vascular calcification or ectopic mineralization in blood vessels is an active, cell-regulated
process, increasingly recognized as a general cardiovascular risk factor. Remarkably …

Vascular calcification has severe clinical consequences and is considered an accurate
predictor of future adverse cardiovascular events, including myocardial infarction and stroke …

Patients with osteoporosis frequently suffer from vascular calcification, which was shown to
predict both cardiovascular morbidity/mortality and osteoporotic fractures. Various common …

Vascular calcification (VC), which is categorized by intimal and medial calcification,
depending on the site (s) involved within the vessel, is closely related to cardiovascular …

A series of clinical trials have confirmed the correlation between vascular calcification (VC)
and cardiovascular events and mortality. However, current treatments have little effects on …

Once thought to result from passive precipitation of calcium and phosphate, it now appears
that vascular calcification is a consequence of tightly regulated processes that culminate in …

Vascular calcification is highly associated with cardiovascular disease mortality, particularly
in high-risk patients with diabetes and chronic kidney diseases (CKD). In blood vessels …

Background Ectopic vascular calcifications represent a major clinical problem associated
with cardiovascular disease and mortality. However, the mechanisms underlying …

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

Pathologists have recognized arterial calcification for over a century. Recent years have
witnessed a strong resurgence of interest in atherosclerotic plaque calcification because it …