Gamuts

Vascular calcification

Calcification is the accumulation of calcium salts in a body tissue. It normally occurs in the formation of bone, but calcium can be deposited abnormally in soft tissue, causing it to harden. [Source: Wikipedia ]

May Be Caused by
 Common
Aneurysm
Arteriosclerosis
Arteriovenous malformation
Hemangioma
Hyperparathyroidism
Maffucci syndrome
Mönckeberg medial sclerosis
Phlebolith
Premature atherosclerosis
Varicose vein
 Uncommon
Alkaptonuria
Buerger disease
Calcified thrombus
Cystic fibrosis
Gout
Homocystinuria
Hyperuricemia
Hypervitaminosis D
Hypoparathyroidism
Immobilization
Milk-alkali syndrome
Oxalosis
Pseudoxanthoma elasticum
Radiation therapy
Raynaud disease
Sarcoidosis
Takayasu arteritis
Thermal injury
Widespread bone metastases
Williams syndrome

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