Calcific aortic valve disease: Is it another face of atherosclerosis?
Calcific aortic valve disease (CAVD) is the most common valvular heart disease in the elderly. As life expectancy increases, prevalence of CAVD is expected to rise. CAVD is characterized by progressive dystrophic calcification of aortic cusps. In the initial stages, the pathogenesis is similar to at...
Main Authors: | I. Sathyamurthy, Shaji Alex |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2015-09-01
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Series: | Indian Heart Journal |
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Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0019483215002916 |
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