Atherosclerosis
Review provides comparison of methods for quantifying calcification
Published in Women's Health Weekly, September 29th, 2005
According to the report from the United States, "Calcification can be deposited throughout the vasculature in several forms of calcium phosphate, including calcium hydroxyapatite (CHA). Calcium accumulation in arteries by mineralization and calcium loss from bone by osteoporosis often coexist, and vascular calcification may share common mechanisms with bone remodeling."
C.L. Higgins and colleagues of the Baylor College of Medicine in Houston wrote, "Deposition of calcification in valves and arteries diminishes the valvular or arterial wall elasticity, a major cause...
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