Cardiovascular Calcification and Bone Mineralization

Elena Aikawa, MD, PhD Director, Vascular Biology Program Director, Heart Valve Translational Research Program (HVTRP) Brigham and Women's Hospital Associate Professor of Medicine Harvard Medical School Boston, MA Joshua D. Hutcheson, PhD Assistant Professor Biomolecular Sciences Institute Department of Biomedical Engineering Florida International University Miami, FL

Part I. Cardiovascular Calcification.- Chapter 1. Pathology of Arterial and Valvular Calcification.- Chapter 2. Developmental Pathways in Cardiovascular Calcification.- Chapter 3. Differential Mechanisms of Arterial and Valvular Calcification.- Chapter 4. Calcification in Aortic Valve Replacement.- Chapter 5. Role of Extracellular Vesicles in Cardiovascular Calcification.- Chapter 6. Biomechanics, Mechanobiology, and Cardiovascular Calcification.- Chapter 7. Cardiovascular Calcification in Diabetics.- Chapter 8. Cardiovascular Calcification in Chronic Kidney Disease.- Chapter 9. Cardiovascular Calcification in Peripheral Artery Disease.- Chapter 10. Cardiovascular Calcification in Pediatrics and Progeria.- Chapter 11. Imaging of Early Calcification.- Chapter 12. Calcification Paradox - Bone vs Vascular Calcification.- Chapter 13. Clinical Trials in Cardiovascular Calcification.- Part II. Ectopic Calcification.- Chapter 14. Calcification in the Brain.- Chapter 15. Calcification in the Kidney.- Chapter 16. Calcification in the Liver and Lungs.- Chapter 17. Placental Calcification in Newborns and its Clinical Implications.- Chapter 18. Breast Cancer Microcalcification.- Chapter 19. Calcification Following Traumatic Blast Injury.- Part III. Bone Mineralization.- Chapter 20. Extracellular Matrix and Mineralization in Skeletal Development.- Chapter 21. Cellular Contributors to Bone Homeostasis.- Chapter 22. Biomechanics and Mechanobiology in Bone Remodeling.- Chapter 23. Osteogenesis Imperfecta and Congenital Disorders.- Chapter 24. Therapeutic Strategies for Pathological Bone Remodeling.