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Calcific aortic valve damage as a risk factor for cardiovascular events

Aortic valve calcification (AVC) is a common disease of the elderly. It is a progressive disease ranging from mild valve thickening to severe calcification with aortic valve stenosis. Risk factors for AVC are similar to those for atherosclerosis: age, gender, hypercholesterolemia, diabetes, hyperten...

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Autores principales: Wasilewski, Jarosław, Mirota, Kryspin, Wilczek, Krzysztof, Głowacki, Jan, Poloński, Lech
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: International Scientific Literature, Inc. 2012
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3529709/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23269934