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01-06-2012 | CARDIOVASCULAR RISK AND HYPERTENSION (PW de LEEUW AND AH GRADMAN, SECTION EDITORS)

Vascular Calcification: Pathophysiology and Risk Factors

Authors: Neal X. Chen, Sharon M. Moe

Published in: Current Hypertension Reports | Issue 3/2012

Abstract

Vascular calcification can occur in nearly all arterial beds and in both the medial and intimal layers. The initiating factors and clinical consequences depend on the underlying disease state and location of the calcification. The best studied manifestation is coronary artery calcification, in part because of the obvious clinical consequences, but also because of CT-based imaging modalities. In the general population, the presence of coronary artery calcification increases cardiovascular risk above that predicted by traditional Framingham risk factors, suggesting the presence of nontraditional risk factors. In patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD), coronary artery calcification is more prevalent and markedly more severe than in the general population. In these CKD patients, nontraditional risk factors such as oxidative stress, advanced glycation end products, and disordered mineral metabolism are also more prevalent and more severe and offer mechanistic insight into the pathogenesis of vascular calcification.

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Title: Vascular Calcification: Pathophysiology and Risk Factors
Authors: Neal X. Chen
Sharon M. Moe
Publication date: 01-06-2012
Publisher: Current Science Inc.
Published in: Current Hypertension Reports / Issue 3/2012
Print ISSN: 1522-6417
Electronic ISSN: 1534-3111
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11906-012-0265-8

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