Vascular Calcification

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  Subject Areas on Research

  • ACCF/AHA/ASE/ASNC/HFSA/HRS/SCAI/SCCT/SCMR/STS 2013 multimodality appropriate use criteria for the detection and risk assessment of stable ischemic heart disease: a report of the American College of Cardiology Foundation Appropriate Use Criteria Task Force, American Heart Association, American Society of Echocardiography, American Society of Nuclear Cardiology, Heart Failure Society of America, Heart Rhythm Society, Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions, Society of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography, Society for Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance, and Society of Thoracic Surgeons. 
  • Application of a Novel CT-Based Iliac Artery Calcification Scoring System for Predicting Renal Transplant Outcomes. 
  • Association of Coronary Artery Calcium Score vs Age With Cardiovascular Risk in Older Adults: An Analysis of Pooled Population-Based Studies. 
  • Biomarkers of vascular calcification and mortality in patients with ESRD. 
  • Breast Arterial Calcification in the Mammogram Report: The Patient Perspective. 
  • Calcified Pipes: You Better Call the Electrician Too. 
  • Can Incidental Vascular Calcifications at Mammography be Used as a Screening Biomarker for Heart and Kidney Disease? 
  • Cardiac-Specific Conversion Factors to Estimate Radiation Effective Dose From Dose-Length Product in Computed Tomography. 
  • Clinical imaging of vascular disease in chronic kidney disease. 
  • Coronary Artery Calcification and Risk of Cardiovascular Disease and Death Among Patients With Chronic Kidney Disease. 
  • Coronary artery calcium score and coronary computed tomographic angiography for cardiovascular risk stratification. 
  • Coronary artery calcium: A technical argument for a new scoring method. 
  • Correlation of concentrations of high-sensitivity troponin T and high-sensitivity C-reactive protein with plaque progression as measured by CT coronary angiography. 
  • Diagnostic accuracy of coronary artery calcium for obstructive disease: results from the ACCURACY trial. 
  • Effects of phosphate binders in moderate CKD. 
  • Fibroblast growth factor 23 is not associated with and does not induce arterial calcification. 
  • Fibroblast growth factor23 is associated with axonal integrity and neural network architecture in the human frontal lobes. 
  • High-Sensitivity Troponin I and Coronary Computed Tomography in Symptomatic Outpatients With Suspected CAD: Insights From the PROMISE Trial. 
  • JCL roundtable: Coronary artery calcium scoring and other vascular imaging for risk assessment. 
  • N-terminal prob-type natriuretic peptide is a marker of vascular remodelling and subclinical atherosclerosis in asymptomatic hypertensives. 
  • Orbital atherectomy for the treatment of severely calcified coronary lesions: evidence, technique, and best practices. 
  • Phosphate: a novel cardiovascular risk factor. 
  • Prognostic Value of Coronary Artery Calcium in the PROMISE Study (Prospective Multicenter Imaging Study for Evaluation of Chest Pain). 
  • Reply: To PMID 22892694. 
  • Risk stratification using computed tomography coronary angiography in patients undergoing intermediate-risk noncardiac surgery. 
  • Role of coronary artery calcium score in identifying occult coronary artery disease in patients evaluated for deceased-donor liver transplant - a preliminary report. 
  • Roles of phosphate and fibroblast growth factor 23 in cardiovascular disease. 
  • Safety and efficacy of radial versus femoral access for rotational Atherectomy: A systematic review and meta-analysis. 
  • Serum Calcification Propensity and Coronary Artery Calcification Among Patients With CKD: The CRIC (Chronic Renal Insufficiency Cohort) Study. 
  • Subclinical Atherosclerosis, Statin Eligibility, and Outcomes in African American Individuals: The Jackson Heart Study. 
  • Sudden Cardiac Death Among Hemodialysis Patients. 
  • Tin-filtered low-dose chest CT to quantify macroscopic calcification burden of the thoracic aorta. 
  • Update on Chronic Kidney Disease Mineral and Bone Disorder in Cardiovascular Disease. 
  • Updated standardized endpoint definitions for transcatheter aortic valve implantation: the Valve Academic Research Consortium-2 consensus document. 
  • Usefulness of Coronary Artery Calcium to Predict Heart Failure With Preserved Ejection Fraction in Men Versus Women (from the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis). 
  • Vascular Calcification Markers and Hemodialysis Vascular Access Complications. 
  • Vascular calcification in chronic kidney disease: here to stay? 
  • hs-Troponin I Followed by CT Angiography Improves Acute Coronary Syndrome Risk Stratification Accuracy and Work-Up in Acute Chest Pain Patients: Results From ROMICAT II Trial. 
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  • Rubin, Geoffrey D, George Barth Geller Distinguished Professorship for Research in Cardiovascular Diseases, Duke Innovation & Entrepreneurship