Early bioprosthetic valve calcification with alfacalcidol supplementation

Early bioprosthetic valve calcification with alfacalcidol supplementation

<p>Abstract</p> <p>We report a case of early bioprosthetic valve calcification in a 76 year-old woman who had received supplementation with alfacalcidol, an analogue of vitamin D, for 3 years after her initial valve replacement. She underwent aortic valve replacement at the age of...

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Main Authors: Takano Tamaki, Terasaki Takamitsu, Wada Yuko, Ohashi Noburou, Komatsu Kazunori, Fukui Daisuke, Amano Jun
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2013-01-01
Series:Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery
Subjects:
Prosthesis
Biomaterials
Aortic valve
Replacement
Calcification
Heart valve
Bioprosthesis
Online Access:http://www.cardiothoracicsurgery.org/content/8/1/11

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