Osteopontin is elevated in patients with mitral annulus calcification independent from classic cardiovascular risk factors

BACKGROUND: Osteopontin (OPN) regulates the Ca(++)-deposition in bone and coronary arteries. Elevated OPN were also associated with (aortic) valve calcification in healthy individuals. This study aimed to investigate the association between OPN levels and mitral annulus calcification (MAC) in patien...

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Autores principales: Sponder, Michael, Reuter, Christian, Fritzer-Szekeres, Monika, Litschauer, Brigitte, Binder, Thomas, Strametz-Juranek, Jeanette
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2016
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4901469/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27283399
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12872-016-0314-3

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4901469/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27283399
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12872-016-0314-3

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