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  2. Calcification - Wikipedia

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    Calcification of soft tissue (arteries, cartilage, heart valves, [1] [2] etc.) can be caused by vitamin K 2 deficiency or by poor calcium absorption due to a high calcium/vitamin D ratio. This can occur with or without a mineral imbalance. A common misconception is that calcification is caused by excess amount of calcium in diet. Dietary ...

  3. What Is Heart Disease? Everything You Need to Know - AOL

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    Stenosis causes your heart valves to narrow or harden, limiting blood flow and putting extra stress on the heart muscle because it needs to squeeze harder to move blood forward. Regurgitation or ...

  4. These Are the 2 Biggest Signs of Heart Valve Damage ... - AOL

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    Both doctors say that signs and symptoms of valve damage can vary, but the main ones to be aware of are shortness of breath (particularly during exercise or any form of exertion) and chest pain or ...

  5. Mitral annular calcification - Wikipedia

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    Mitral annular calcification (MAC) is a multifactorial chronic degenerative process in which calcium with lipid is deposited in the annular fibrosa ring of the heart's mitral valve. MAC was first discovered and described in 1908 by M. Bonninger in the journal Deutsche Medizinische Wochenschrift . [ 1 ]

  6. Mitral stenosis - Wikipedia

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    [3] [5] Uncommon causes of mitral stenosis are calcification [6] [7] of the mitral valve leaflets, and as a form of congenital heart disease. It is the most common valvular heart disease in pregnancy. [8] Other causes include infective endocarditis where the vegetations may favor increase risk of

  7. Aortic stenosis - Wikipedia

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    CAVD is the build-up of calcium on the cusps of the valve, and this calcification causes hardening and stenosis of the valve. [22] Another major cause of aortic stenosis is the calcification of a congenital bicuspid aortic valve or, more rarely, a congenital unicuspid aortic valve. Those with unicuspid aortic valves typically need intervention ...

  8. Heart Month: Mayo Clinic Health System cardiologist advises ...

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    Heart murmurs may be present at birth or develop later in life during pregnancy, phases of rapid growth like adolescence, or from a fever or anemia. "The ...

  9. Cardiomegaly - Wikipedia

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    Valve surgery: If an enlarged heart is caused by a problem with a heart valve, surgery can remove the valve and replace it with either an artificial valve or a tissue valve from a pig, cow or deceased human donor. If blood leaks backward through a valve (valve regurgitation), the leaky valve may be surgically repaired or replaced.