An ongoing study spotlights the link between calcium deposits in the breast arteries and life-threatening heart risks.

Doctors say mammograms can help spot calcification in the arteries that could be a sign of heart problems. And there’s a new ...

Routine mammograms are best known as a front-line tool for detecting breast cancer. But new research suggests the same X-ray ...

Partially calcified valve leaflet tissue, including unaltered collagen (blue), calcified collagen (yellow to red) and aggregated calcium phosphate nodules. CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — The human body has ...

DALLAS, March 11 – A heart condition called mitral annular calcification (MAC) increases the risk of heart attack or death by 10 percent for every millimeter of calcification, according to a report in ...

Routine mammograms are a critical tool for breast cancer screening. However, they may also hold crucial, potentially untapped ...

The coronary artery supplies blood to the heart. If calcium builds up in the coronary artery, it can lead to coronary artery disease and increase a person’s risk of a heart attack. Calcium is the most ...

The calcification of the carotid artery is a sign of advanced arteriosclerosis, which may be associated with chronic coronary artery disease (CAD) and can lead to death. Such calcification can be seen ...

Blood vessel calcification may put people who develop recurrent kidney stones at increased risk of heart disease, according to a study appearing in an upcoming issue of the Clinical Journal of the ...

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