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Sex-Specific Features of Calcific Aortic Valve Disease.
International journal of molecular sciences - 6 Aug 2020
Summerhill Volha I, Moschetta Donato, Orekhov Alexander N, Poggio Paolo, Myasoedova Veronika A
Abstract excerpt
Calcific aortic valve disease (CAVD) is the most common valvular heart disease in developed countries predominantly affecting the elderly population therefore posing a large economic burden. It is a gradually progressive condition ranging from mild valve calcification and thickening, without the hemodynamic obstruction, to severe calcification impairing leaflet motion, known as aortic stenosis (AS). The...
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