Calcium

Baseline aortic valve calcification was the most significant factor for calcium progression overall, but hypertension and dyslipidemia were the strongest predictors of aortic valve calcium progression among women and men, respectively.

Increasing calcium and protein intake through dairy products reduced the risk for falls and fractures among older adults living in care homes by 33%, according to results of a randomized controlled trial published in the BMJ.

The presence of coronary artery calcium among individuals with risk-enhancing factors was associated with increased atherosclerotic CVD events, exceeding the threshold for statin therapy initiation, researchers reported.

Compared with healthy peers, a cohort of children and teens with type 1 diabetes accrued less bone over 12 months, particularly those with high urinary calcium excretion, making them more susceptible to fractures, according to study data.

Coronary artery calcium scoring can be used as a decision aid, although more trials are needed for guidelines to endorse its use as a class IA recommendation, according to a presentation at Society of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography Annual Scientific Meeting.

Using coronary artery calcium scores may better define who should receive aspirin for primary prevention than using the Pooled Cohort Equations, researchers reported in Circulation.

Fractures may become less likely with supplement regimens that use calcium and vitamin D, but vitamin D supplements alone have not been shown to reduce risk, according to findings published in JAMA Network Open.

Older women randomly assigned a daily 1.2 g calcium supplement for 5 years were no more likely to develop abdominal aortic calcification vs. similar women assigned placebo, according to study data presented at the American Society for Bone and Mineral Research annual meeting.