"Vascular Calcification" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
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Deposition of calcium into the blood vessel structures. Excessive calcification of the vessels are associated with ATHEROSCLEROTIC PLAQUES formation particularly after MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION (see MONCKEBERG MEDIAL CALCIFIC SCLEROSIS) and chronic kidney diseases which in turn increase VASCULAR STIFFNESS.
| Descriptor ID |
D061205
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C18.452.174.130.780
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| Concept/Terms |
Vascular Calcification- Vascular Calcification
- Calcification, Vascular
- Calcifications, Vascular
- Vascular Calcifications
- Vascular Calcinosis
- Calcinoses, Vascular
- Calcinosis, Vascular
- Vascular Calcinoses
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2012 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 2013 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2014 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2015 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2016 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2017 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2018 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2019 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 2020 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2021 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2022 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| 2023 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2024 | 5 | 4 | 9 |
| 2025 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Vascular Calcification" by people in Profiles.
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Visit-to-visit lipid variability, coronary artery calcification, inflammation, and mortality in the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis. Eur J Prev Cardiol. 2025 Sep 22; 32(13):1235-1244.
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Leptin levels are associated with coronary artery calcification in patients with advanced prostate cancer. Oncologist. 2025 Aug 04; 30(8).
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Calcium modification techniques in complex percutaneous coronary intervention: State-of-the-art review. Trends Cardiovasc Med. 2025 Oct; 35(7):430-439.
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Intravascular lithotripsy in carotid disease. J Cardiovasc Surg (Torino). 2024 Oct; 65(5):476-481.
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Associations Between Flavonoid Intake and Subclinical Atherosclerosis: The Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis. Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol. 2024 Nov; 44(11):2347-2359.
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Predictors of incident stroke among individuals without coronary artery calcification: A pooled cohort analysis from the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis, Jackson Heart Study, and Framingham Heart Study. Vasc Med. 2024 12; 29(6):632-639.
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Lipoprotein(a) and Progression of Coronary Artery Calcification in a Pooled?U.S. Cohort. JACC Cardiovasc Imaging. 2024 Oct; 17(10):1265-1267.
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Interaction between risk factors, coronary calcium, and CCTA plaque characteristics in patients aged 18-45 years. Eur Heart J Cardiovasc Imaging. 2024 Jul 31; 25(8):1071-1082.
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Can ethylene diamine tetra-acetic acid improve calcium fracture when combined with intravascular lithotripsy? Catheter Cardiovasc Interv. 2024 08; 104(2):423-424.
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Multi-center experience with intravascular lithotripsy for treatment of severe calcification during transcarotid artery revascularization for high-risk patients. J Vasc Surg. 2024 Sep; 80(3):757-763.