Animal Models of Calcific Aortic Valve Disease

Calcific aortic valve disease (CAVD), once thought to be a degenerative disease, is now recognized to be an active pathobiological process, with chronic inflammation emerging as a predominant, and possibly driving, factor. However, many details of the pathobiological mechanisms of CAVD remain to be...

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Main Authors: Krista L. Sider, Mark C. Blaser, Craig A. Simmons
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2011-01-01
Series:International Journal of Inflammation
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.4061/2011/364310