Bacteria responsible for chronic gum disease have been found living inside calcified human aortic valves, a discovery that ...

Patients heading into surgery for diseased aortic valves are showing up with more than calcium deposits on their tissue.

(UPDATED) Lipoprotein(a) is associated with the development of aortic valve calcification (AVC), but the atherogenic lipoprotein does not appear to be linked to the progression of calcification over ...

Gum disease bacteria may spur calcium buildup in the heart's aortic valve, leading to a common and serious heart valve ...

Good oral health supports overall well-being and may help reduce inflammation associated with chronic diseases, including ...

A new study reveals that the bacteria behind periodontal gum disease can harden heart valves by triggering a specific ...

Lipoprotein(a) is not associated with active calcification of the aortic valve in patients with mild-to-moderate aortic stenosis, according to a study presented this week at the European ...

In patients greater than age 65, more than 90% of aortic stenosis involves trileaflet valves which have developed heavy calcification. [5] In these instances the calcium deposits are thought to alter ...

Calcification is only one-sided if there are three leaflets "In people whose aortic valve consists of three leaflets—which is usually the case—you can see with the naked eye that calcification occurs ...

Incidental calcification in the aorta has been commonly ignored. A 42-year-old white man with a family history of CVD (the father suffered an MI in his 50s) demonstrated calcium of the aorta on x-ray ...