High prevalence of amyloid in 150 surgically removed heart valves-a comparison of histological and clinical data reveals a correlation to atheroinflammatory conditions

Cardiovascular Pathology

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 228-235

  Kristen, Arnt V ^a   Schnabel, Philipp A ^a   Winter, Bettina ^a   Helmke, Burkhard M ^a   Longerich, Thomas ^a   Hardt, Stefan ^a   Koch, Achim ^a   Sack, Falk Udo ^a   Katus, Hugo A ^a   Linke, Reinhold P ^b   Dengler, Thomas J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

^b Reference Center of Amyloid Diseases   (Germany)

Author keywords

Amyloid; Apolipoprotein AI; Atherosclerosis; Heart valves; Hyperlipidemia; Immunohistochemistry

Indexed keywords

AMYLOID;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AMYLOIDOSIS; AORTA VALVE REGURGITATION; AORTA VALVE STENOSIS; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CHILD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPLICATION; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; FEMALE; HEART VALVE; HUMAN; HYPERLIPIDEMIA; IMAGE PROCESSING; MALE; METABOLISM; MIDDLE AGED; MITRAL VALVE REGURGITATION; MITRAL VALVE STENOSIS; OBESITY; PATHOLOGY; SURGERY; VALVULAR HEART DISEASE; VERY ELDERLY; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AMYLOID; AMYLOIDOSIS; AORTIC VALVE INSUFFICIENCY; AORTIC VALVE STENOSIS; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CHILD; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; FEMALE; HEART VALVE DISEASES; HEART VALVES; HUMANS; HYPERLIPIDEMIAS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MITRAL VALVE INSUFFICIENCY; MITRAL VALVE STENOSIS; OBESITY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77956898376     PISSN: 10548807     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.carpath.2009.04.005     Document Type: Article

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