Progression of Vascular Calcification and Clinical Outcomes in Patients Receiving Maintenance Dialysis
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DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2023.10909
Abstract: Key Points Question What are the speed and prevalence of vascular calcification (VC) progression, and how is VC progression associated with the risk of cardiovascular (CV) events and death among patients in China receiving maintenance… read more here.
Keywords: receiving maintenance; progression; maintenance dialysis; calcification ... See more keywords
Histological characteristics of knee menisci in patients with osteoarthritis
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DOI: 10.1002/ca.22920
Abstract: Existing data indicate knee menisci in patients with osteoarthritis (OA) show tearing, maceration, and fragmentation, but little is known about the change in histological structure. The aim of this study was to evaluate the change… read more here.
Keywords: patients osteoarthritis; control group; group; calcification ... See more keywords
Degree of valve calcification in patients undergoing transfemoral transcatheter aortic valve implantation with and without balloon aortic valvuloplasty: Findings from the multicenter EASE‐IT TF registry
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DOI: 10.1002/ccd.28164
Abstract: We aimed to assess whether the level of aortic root calcification is associated with BAV performance/omission during transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI), and to explore related outcomes. read more here.
Keywords: valve implantation; aortic valve; calcification; valve ... See more keywords
Impact of calcification on clinical outcomes after drug‐coated balloon angioplasty for superficial femoral artery disease: Assessment using the peripheral artery calcification scoring system
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DOI: 10.1002/ccd.30622
Abstract: To investigate whether the severity of calcification assessed by the peripheral artery calcification scoring system (PACSS) was associated with clinical outcomes of drug‐coated balloon (DCB) angioplasty for femoropopliteal lesions. read more here.
Keywords: artery; calcification; artery calcification; scoring system ... See more keywords
Influence of rivaroxaban compared to vitamin K antagonist treatment upon development of cardiovascular calcification in patients with atrial fibrillation and/or pulmonary embolism
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DOI: 10.1002/clc.23819
Abstract: Vitamin K antagonists (VKA) such as warfarin or phenprocoumon have been the mainstay of therapy for long‐term oral anticoagulant therapy (OAT) in patients with atrial fibrillation or with pulmonary embolism. Due to interferences with matrix… read more here.
Keywords: patients atrial; calcification; pulmonary embolism; fibrillation pulmonary ... See more keywords
Predicting progression of aortic stenosis by measuring serum calcification propensity
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DOI: 10.1002/clc.23922
Abstract: The aim of this prospective, double‐blinded study in patients with aortic sclerosis was to determine whether a new calcification propensity measure in the serum could predict disease progression. read more here.
Keywords: progression aortic; predicting progression; calcification propensity; calcification ... See more keywords
Mutation update: Variants of the ENPP1 gene in pathologic calcification, hypophosphatemic rickets, and cutaneous hypopigmentation with punctate keratoderma
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DOI: 10.1002/humu.24391
Abstract: ENPP1 encodes ENPP1, an ectonucleotidase catalyzing hydrolysis of ATP to AMP and inorganic pyrophosphate (PPi), and an endogenous plasma protein physiologically preventing ectopic calcification of connective tissues. Mutations in ENPP1 have been reported in association… read more here.
Keywords: mutation update; calcification; enpp1 gene; mutation ... See more keywords
Plasmin Prevents Dystrophic Calcification After Muscle Injury
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DOI: 10.1002/jbmr.2973
Abstract: Extensive or persistent calcium phosphate deposition within soft tissues after severe traumatic injury or major orthopedic surgery can result in pain and loss of joint function. The pathophysiology of soft tissue calcification, including dystrophic calcification… read more here.
Keywords: muscle; plasmin; calcification; bone ... See more keywords
Association Between Abdominal Aortic Calcification, Bone Mineral Density, and Fracture in Older Women
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DOI: 10.1002/jbmr.3830
Abstract: Although a relationship between vascular disease and osteoporosis has been recognized, its clinical importance for fracture risk evaluation remains uncertain. Abdominal aortic calcification (AAC), a recognized measure of vascular disease detected on single‐energy images performed… read more here.
Keywords: bone mineral; fracture; aac; calcification ... See more keywords
Osteocalcin Regulates Arterial Calcification Via Altered Wnt Signaling and Glucose Metabolism
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DOI: 10.1002/jbmr.3888
Abstract: Arterial calcification is an important hallmark of cardiovascular disease and shares many similarities with skeletal mineralization. The bone‐specific protein osteocalcin (OCN) is an established marker of vascular smooth muscle cell (VSMC) osteochondrogenic transdifferentiation and a… read more here.
Keywords: ocn vsmcs; fold 001; arterial calcification; calcification ... See more keywords
Ectopic Calcification and Hypophosphatemic Rickets: Natural History of ENPP1 and ABCC6 Deficiencies
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DOI: 10.1002/jbmr.4418
Abstract: Generalized arterial calcification of infancy (GACI) is a rare disorder caused by ENPP1 or ABCC6 variants. GACI is characterized by low pyrophosphate, arterial calcification, and high mortality during the first year of life, but the… read more here.
Keywords: ectopic calcification; abcc6 deficiencies; calcification; hypophosphatemic rickets ... See more keywords