Statin treatment of hypercholesterolemic-induced aortic valve sclerosis

Cardiovascular Pathology

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 84-92

  Hamilton, Amanda M ^a,b   Boughner, Derek R ^a,b   Drangova, Maria ^a,b   Rogers, Kem A ^a  

^a WESTERN UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b ROBARTS RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Hypercholesterolemic induced aortic valve sclerosis; Rabbit; Statin treatment

Indexed keywords

CHOLESTEROL; COLLAGEN; HYDROXYMETHYLGLUTARYL COENZYME A REDUCTASE INHIBITOR; OSTEOPONTIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; AORTA VALVE DISEASE; AORTIC VALVE SCLEROSIS; ARTICLE; CALCIFICATION; CELL INFILTRATION; CHOLESTEROL INTAKE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET RESTRICTION; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DISEASE COURSE; EXCISION; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; IMMUNOCOMPETENT CELL; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOPATHOLOGY; LIPID STORAGE; LYMPHOCYTE; MACROPHAGE; MALE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; THICKNESS; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

ANIMALS; AORTIC VALVE; HEART VALVE DISEASES; HYDROXYMETHYLGLUTARYL-COA REDUCTASE INHIBITORS; HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; RABBITS; SCLEROSIS;

EID: 79551600569     PISSN: 10548807     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.carpath.2010.01.004     Document Type: Article

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