Valve Calcification in Aortic Stenosis: Etiology and Diagnostic Imaging Techniques
Joint Authors
Laynez, Ignacio
Hernández-Betancor, Iván
García-Niebla, Javier
Marí-López, Belén
Izquierdo, Maria Manuela
Lacalzada, Juan
Source
Issue
Vol. 2017, Issue 2017 (31 Dec. 2017), pp.1-12, 12 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2017-07-24
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
12
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Aortic stenosis is the most common valvulopathy in the Western world.
Its prevalence has increased significantly in recent years due to population aging; hence, up to 8% of westerners above the age of 84 now have severe aortic stenosis (Lindroos et al., 1993).
This causes increased morbidity and mortality and therein lies the importance of adequate diagnosis and stratification of the degree of severity which allows planning the best therapeutic option in each case.
Long understood as a passive age-related degenerative process, it is now considered a rather more complex entity involving mechanisms and factors similar to those of atherosclerosis (Stewart et al., 1997).
In this review, we summarize the pathophysiological mechanisms underlying the onset and progression of the disease and analyze the current role of cardiac imaging techniques for diagnosis.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Izquierdo, Maria Manuela& Hernández-Betancor, Iván& García-Niebla, Javier& Marí-López, Belén& Laynez, Ignacio& Lacalzada, Juan. 2017. Valve Calcification in Aortic Stenosis: Etiology and Diagnostic Imaging Techniques. BioMed Research International،Vol. 2017, no. 2017, pp.1-12.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1137472
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Izquierdo, Maria Manuela…[et al.]. Valve Calcification in Aortic Stenosis: Etiology and Diagnostic Imaging Techniques. BioMed Research International No. 2017 (2017), pp.1-12.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Izquierdo, Maria Manuela& Hernández-Betancor, Iván& García-Niebla, Javier& Marí-López, Belén& Laynez, Ignacio& Lacalzada, Juan. Valve Calcification in Aortic Stenosis: Etiology and Diagnostic Imaging Techniques. BioMed Research International. 2017. Vol. 2017, no. 2017, pp.1-12.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1137472
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1137472