News tagged with artery calcification

Researchers identify genetic cause of new vascular disease

Clinical researchers at the National Institutes of Health's Undiagnosed Diseases Program (UDP) have identified the genetic cause of a rare and debilitating vascular disorder not previously explained in the medical literature. ...

Medicine & Health / Genetics

created Feb 02, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Researchers investigate estrogen to prevent depression and cardiovascular disease

Researchers at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill have launched a new clinical trial to determine if estrogen replacement therapy may help prevent depression and cardiovascular illness in women between the ages ...

Medicine & Health / Other

created Jan 12, 2011 | popularity 4 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Social ill: Lack of close ties may increase heart disease risk

Women who live in neighborhoods lacking in close ties are more likely to have coronary artery calcification, a key marker for underlying heart disease, than those who live in more socially cohesive neighborhoods, according ...

Medicine & Health / Health

created Aug 18, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Link established between erectile dysfunction and calcified coronary arteries

In the largest study to date evaluating erectile dysfunction (ED) and coronary artery calcification, researchers at Mount Sinai School of Medicine have determined that men with ED are at a significantly increased risk of ...

Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

created Jun 01, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Small increases in phosphorus mean higher risk of heart disease

Higher levels of phosphorus in the blood are linked to increased calcification of the coronary arteries— a key marker of heart disease risk, according to a study in an upcoming issue of Clinical Journal of the American So ...

Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

created Nov 05, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Study estimates radiation dose, cancer risk from coronary artery calcium screening

A study based on computer modeling of radiation risk suggests that widespread screening for the buildup of calcium in the arteries using computed tomography scans would lead to an estimated 42 additional radiation-induced ...

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Jul 13, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Blood pressure test reveals heart disease risk in patients with early stages of CKD

Pulse pressure, an inexpensive and noninvasive measurement derived from blood pressure readings, can effectively indicate which patients with kidney disease are at increased risk of developing potentially fatal heart complications, ...

Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

created Jan 28, 2009 | popularity 2 / 5 (1) | comments 0