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Insights into degenerative aortic valve disease.
Journal of the American College of Cardiology - 25 Sept 2007
Goldbarg Seth H, Elmariah Sammy, Miller Marc A, Fuster Valentin
Abstract excerpt
Despite the dramatic decline of rheumatic heart disease over the past 5 decades, there has not been a concordant decline in the prevalence of valvular heart disease. Degenerative aortic valve disease (DAVD) has become the most common cause of valvular heart disease in the Western world, causing significant morbidity and mortality. No longer considered a benign consequence of aging, valve calcification is the...
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