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Descriptor
English
:
Vascular Calcification
Descriptor
Spanish
:
calcificación vascular
Descriptor
Portuguese
:
Calcificação Vascular
Synonyms
English
:
Calcification, Vascular
Calcifications, Vascular
Calcinoses, Vascular
Calcinosis, Vascular
Vascular Calcifications
Vascular Calcinoses
Vascular Calcinosis
Tree Number:
C18.452.174.130.780
Definition
English
:
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.
History Note
English
:
2012
Allowable Qualifiers
English
:
BL
blood
CF
cerebrospinal fluid
CI
chemically induced
CL
classification
CO
complications
CN
congenital
DI
diagnosis
DG
diagnostic imaging
DH
diet therapy
DT
drug therapy
EC
economics
EM
embryology
EN
enzymology
EP
epidemiology
EH
ethnology
ET
etiology
GE
genetics
HI
history
IM
immunology
ME
metabolism
MI
microbiology
MO
mortality
NU
nursing
PS
parasitology
PA
pathology
PP
physiopathology
PC
prevention & control
PX
psychology
RT
radiotherapy
RH
rehabilitation
SU
surgery
TH
therapy
UR
urine
VE
veterinary
VI
virology
Record Number:
54540
Unique Identifier:
D061205
Occurrence in VHL
:
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