Circulating Endothelial Progenitor Cells and Clinical Outcome in Patients with Aortic Stenosis.

Aortic stenosis (AS) is the most common valvular disease. Endothelial progenitor cells (EPCs) have a role in the repair of endothelial surfaces after injury. Reduced numbers of EPCs are associated with endothelial dysfunction and adverse clinical events, suggesting that endothelial injury in the abs...

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Main Authors: Sara Shimoni, Iris Bar, Valery Meledin, Estela Derazne, Gera Gandelman, Jacob George
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2016-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4767873?pdf=render