Cholesterol induced heart valve inflammation and injury: efficacy of cholesterol lowering treatment

BACKGROUND: Heart valves often undergo a degenerative process leading to mechanical dysfunction that requires valve replacement. This process has been compared with atherosclerosis because of shared pathology and risk factors. In this study, we aimed to elucidate the role of inflammation triggered b...

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Autores principales: El-Khatib, Layan A, De Feijter-Rupp, Heather, Janoudi, Abed, Fry, Levi, Kehdi, Michael, Abela, George S
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BMJ Publishing Group 2020
Materias:
Aortic and Vascular Disease
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7402193/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32747455
http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/openhrt-2020-001274

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7402193/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32747455
http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/openhrt-2020-001274

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