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Reassessment of statins to retard the progression of aortic stenosis.
Current cardiology reports - 1 Apr 2007
Rajamannan Nalini M
Abstract excerpt
Aortic valve stenosis is the most common indication for surgical valve replacement in the United States and Europe. For years, this valve lesion was thought to be a passive degenerative disease. In the past decade there have been a number of studies indicating that the risk factors for valvular heart disease are the same as those for vascular atherosclerosis. This correlation with atherosclerosis and valvular...
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