Disease or Syndrome
vascular calcification
vas·cu·lar cal·ci·fi·ca·tion [ vas-kyuh-ler kal-suh-fi-key-shuhn ]
Subclass of:
Calcinosis
Definitions related to vascular calcification:
  • Abnormal calcification of the vasculature.
    Human Phenotype Ontology (HPO)
    The Human Phenotype Ontology Project, 2025
  • Deposition of calcium in vascular structures.
    NCI
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • Deposition of calcium into the blood vessel structures. Excessive calcification of the vessels is associated with ATHEROSCLEROTIC PLAQUES formation particularly after MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION (see MONCKEBERG MEDIAL CALCIFIC SCLEROSIS) and chronic kidney diseases which in turn increase VASCULAR STIFFNESS.
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2025
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