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  • Epidemiological studies show shared risk factors for coronary artery calcification (CAC) and calcific aortic valve disease (CAVD), including male gender, smoking, hypertension, and high cholesterol.
  • Traditional cardiovascular risk factors initiate atherosclerosis, which can progress to bone formation in the heart, leading to clinical CAC and CAVD.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To review the development of bone formation in the heart, termed osteocardiology.
  • To define the critical therapeutic intervention window, or "go/no-go" time point, between subclinical atherosclerosis and severe clinical calcification.

Main Methods:

  • Review of experimental and clinical studies on cardiovascular calcification.
  • Analysis of the cellular mechanisms underlying atherosclerosis progression to calcification.
  • Identification of the transition point from subclinical to clinical calcification.

Main Results:

  • Atherosclerosis progression involves cellular mechanisms that lead to bone formation in the heart.
  • CAC and CAVD share common initiating risk factors and pathological pathways.
  • A distinct time point exists between subclinical atherosclerosis and irreversible calcification.

Conclusions:

  • Understanding osteocardiology is crucial for timing interventions against cardiovascular calcification.
  • Defining the "go/no-go" point allows for targeted therapy to slow or halt the progression of heart bone formation.
  • Early intervention based on identifying this critical time point may prevent severe clinical manifestations of CAC and CAVD.