Is there a role of statins in the prevention of aortic biological prostheses degeneration

It has been recently observed that statins might slow the progression of aortic stenosis or sclerosis. Preliminary reports suggested a similar positive effect in reducing the degeneration of aortic valve bioprostheses even though this hypothesis should be further proven and supported by new data. In...

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Main Authors: Antonini-Canterin, Francesco, Zuppiroli, Alfredo, Baldessin, Ferdinando, Popescu, Bogdan A, Nicolosi, Gian Luigi
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: BioMed Central 2006
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1550427/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16805917
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1476-7120-4-26
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