Aortic Stenosis

Research from Northwestern University provide new insights into aortic stenosis

Published in Cardiovascular Business Week, August 26th, 2008

"The objective of this review is to explain the basis for the current appreciation of the role of active atherosclerotic and bone-forming processes in the pathophysiology of calcific aortic stenosis (AS). Relevant epidemiological, histopathological, and experimental studies are reviewed," researchers in the United States report.

"Calcific AS and atherosclerosis share similar risk factors, including elevated LDL cholesterol levels, hypertension, mate gender, smoking, and diabetes mellitus. Both atherosclerosis and calcific AS often occur in individuals with familial hypercholesterolaemia, and elderly patients with AS are also at an increased risk of myocardial infarction...

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Source: Cardiovascular Business Week (2008-08-26)

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