Association of coronary risk factors and use of statins with progression of mild valvular aortic stenosis in older persons

American Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 88, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 693-695

  Aronow, Wilbert S ^a,b,f   Ahn, Chul ^d   Kronzon, Itzhak ^e   Goldman, Martin E ^c  

^a Hebrew Hospital   (United States)

^b Depts of Geriat and Adult Devmt   (United States)

^c MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^e NEW YORK UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^f NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; STATIN; TRIACYLGLYCEROL;

ADULT; AGED; AORTA VALVE STENOSIS; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CIGARETTE SMOKING; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; HYPERTENSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBESITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE;

EID: 0035885130     PISSN: 00029149     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9149(01)01821-5     Document Type: Article

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