| Literature DB >> 14583374 |
Ivor L Gerber1, Ralph A H Stewart, Christopher J K Hammett, Malcolm E Legget, Helen Oxenham, Teena M West, John K French, Harvey D White.
Abstract
Plasma levels of C-reactive protein were higher in 20 patients with bicuspid or trileaflet degenerative aortic stenosis than in 31 normal controls and in 19 patients with pure aortic regurgitation. C-reactive protein decreased from before to 6 months after aortic valve replacement for aortic stenosis. These observations suggest that aortic stenosis is an inflammatory disease.Entities:
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Year: 2003 PMID: 14583374 DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2003.07.012
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Am J Cardiol ISSN: 0002-9149 Impact factor: 2.778