Regional distribution of calcification in aortic valve cusps: An in vivo study

ASAIO Journal

Volumn 42, Issue 5, 1996, Pages

  Mako, W John ^a   Vesely, Ivan ^a  

^a LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBONATES; CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM; COLLAGEN; FIBERS; IMPLANTS (SURGICAL); PHOSPHATES;

AORTIC VALVE CUSPS; CALCIFICATION; FIBROSA; RATS; SPONGIOSA; VENTRICULARIS;

HEART VALVE PROSTHESES;

COLLAGEN FIBER;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; AORTA VALVE DISEASE; AORTA VALVE PROSTHESIS; ARTICLE; BIOPROSTHESIS; CALCIFICATION; COLLAGEN SYNTHESIS; MALE; NONHUMAN; RAT; SWINE;

EID: 0030250642     PISSN: 10582916     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00002480-199609000-00012     Document Type: Article

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