The majority of patients who have advanced chronic kidney disease requiring dialysis will die as a result of a cardiovascular event. Cardiovascular disease in the dialysis population is complex, and ...

Bananas and avocados — foods that are rich in potassium — may help protect against pathogenic vascular calcification, also known as hardening of the arteries. University of Alabama at Birmingham ...

Real-time observation of certain biochemical processes in blood vessels from mice has revealed a previously unknown similarity between atherosclerosis, also known as vascular calcification, and bone ...

INTRODUCTION Observational studies have shown that high dietary intake of vitamin K2 is associated with reduced risk of coronary vascular disease and vascular calcification. OBJECTIVES We assessed the ...

Researchers at ETH Zurich and ETH spin-off Inositec have developed a new substance to prevent vascular calcification, which affects many patients suffering from chronic kidney disease. As their ...

Most Americans know calcium and vitamin D matter for bones, but far fewer understand the quiet role vitamin K2 plays in where ...

A retrospective review of more than 24,000 patients who underwent an EKG at Mayo Clinic finds that nearly one-quarter of the patients had mitral annulus calcification, a chronic degeneration of tissue ...

Arterial calcification is a gradual and progressive process that is seen in most people after the 6th decade of life. This results in a reduction of arterial elasticity and an increased propensity for ...

Dear Dr. Roach: I’m a 75-year-old woman. My physical therapist recently requested that I have some X-rays of my lumbar spine and pelvic areas. The findings, among other things, came back with vascular ...

Bilateral nephrostomy tubes were placed for the treatment of intermittent urinary obstruction. The patient received three weeks of intravenous vancomycin, which led to resolution of the hematuria and ...