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Aortic stenosis, atherosclerosis, and skeletal bone: is there a common link with calcification and inflammation?

2013; Oxford University Press; Volume: 34; Issue: 21 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1093/eurheartj/eht034

ISSN

1522-9645

Autores

Marc R. Dweck, H. Khaw, Greg Sng, Elton Luo, Andrew J. Baird, Michelle C. Williams, Phoebe Makiello, Saeed Mirsadraee, Nikhil Joshi, Edwin J.R. van Beek, Nicholas A. Boon, James H.F. Rudd, David E. Newby,

Tópico(s)

Aortic Disease and Treatment Approaches

Resumo

AimsThe pathophysiology of aortic stenosis shares many similarities with atherosclerosis and skeletal bone formation. Using non-invasive imaging, we compared aortic valve calcification and inflammation activity with that measured in atherosclerosis and bone.

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