Since calcification happens over time ... severe abdominal and back pain. A rare diagnosis—an abdominal aortic dissection—led her to University of Utah Hospital, where a custom-built stent graft saved ...

Increasing evidence suggests micronutrient intake (essential minerals and vitamins) is associated with abdominal aortic calcification (AAC), which is an advanced marker of CVD. However, the existing ...

In patients greater than age 65, more than 90% of aortic stenosis involves trileaflet valves which have developed heavy calcification. [5] In these instances the calcium deposits are thought to ...

Objective The relationship between dietary patterns and development of abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) is not well understood. Thus, we prospectively evaluated the association between the ...