Calcific aortic valve disease should not be considered as a degenerative disease anymore

Medical Hypotheses

Volumn 68, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 1233-1235

  Li, Yan Bo ^a   Hu, Cheng Lin ^a   Liu, Jun ^a   Tang, Qi Zhu ^a   Huang, Cong Xin ^a  

^a RENMIN HOSPITAL OF WUHAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; HYDROXYMETHYLGLUTARYL COENZYME A REDUCTASE INHIBITOR;

AGING; AORTA VALVE CALCIFICATION; AORTA VALVE DISEASE; ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CALCIFICATION; CHRONIC INFLAMMATION; DEGENERATIVE DISEASE; DISEASE COURSE; HUMAN; MECHANICAL STRESS; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

AGED; ANGIOTENSIN-CONVERTING ENZYME INHIBITORS; AORTIC VALVE; CALCINOSIS; HEART VALVE DISEASES; HUMANS; HYDROXYMETHYLGLUTARYL-COA REDUCTASE INHIBITORS; MODELS, CARDIOVASCULAR;

EID: 33947638069     PISSN: 03069877     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mehy.2006.07.049     Document Type: Article

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