Delivering short pulses of high-pressure ultrasound to calcified bioprostheses may soften the valves and relieve stenosis, new preclinical and in vitro data show. The hope is that one day, with ...

Treatment of calcified lesions with bioresorbable scaffolds (BRS) is feasible and yields angiographic success that matches what can be achieved for noncalcified lesions, according to a small study ...

Watch the video above for a breakdown on what calcification is A MYSTERIOUS “porcelain gallbladder” has been discovered inside 100-year-old human remains inside a forgotten asylum cemetery. About the ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Severe coronary artery calcification poses unique challenges to successful PCI. Severe coronary artery ...

Pune: A complicated heart procedure conducted by doctors at a private hospital in Pune saved the life of a 60-year-old man ...

During recent excavations at a cemetery in southeast England, archaeologists pulled something strange out of an otherwise unremarkable grave. The object looked like a hybrid of a soccer ball and a ...

The heart is the first organ to start its function as the embryo is formed inside the mother’s womb. It continues to perform its functions tirelessly until its end. It beats nearly 275 crores times, ...

Lee and Atwood (March 6 issue) 1 provide an example of a calcified left ventricular aneurysm visualized by computed tomography (CT). On closer inspection, the pattern of calcifications in the apical ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . An 83-year-old Haitian woman was referred to the endocrine clinic for a thyroid nodule. The nodule was detected ...