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9 maj 2022 · What causes coronary artery calcification? After age 40, calcium from your bloodstream can settle in parts of your body. Damaged, inflamed or repaired arteries are more likely to attract calcium deposits.
29 cze 2022 · Coronary artery calcification can be a sign that you have atherosclerosis and heart disease. A CT scan can help your doctor determine the extent of calcifications and recommend interventions.
29 sie 2019 · As plaque calcification occurs, vascular smooth muscle cells (VSMCs) undergo differentiation into bone-like chondrocyte and osteoblast-like cells, leading to the release of calcification regulatory proteins to enable matrix mineralization and calcification stimulatory apoptotic bodies (A).
16 sty 2024 · This review summarizes the current understanding and literature on CAC. It outlines the pathophysiology of CAC and reviews laboratory, histopathological, and genetic studies, as well as imaging findings, to characterize different types of calcification and to elucidate their implications.
5 lis 2023 · Arterial calcification is closely related to vascular injury, inflammation, and repair. Calcification occurs very early in the process of atherosclerosis; however, it is only detectable through imaging modalities when deposited in tissue and vasculature.
Coronary artery calcification pathologically begins as microcalcifications (0.5 to 15.0 μm) and grows into larger calcium fragments, which eventually result in sheet-like deposits (>3 mm). This evolution is observed to occur concurrently with the progression of plaque.
Coronary artery calcification (CAC) is highly prevalent in patients with coronary heart disease (CHD) and is associated with major adverse cardiovascular events. There are two recognized type of CAC—intimal and medial calcification, and each of them have specific risk factors.
