Osteopontin is elevated in patients with mitral annulus calcification independent from classic cardiovascular risk factors

BACKGROUND: Osteopontin (OPN) regulates the Ca(++)-deposition in bone and coronary arteries. Elevated OPN were also associated with (aortic) valve calcification in healthy individuals. This study aimed to investigate the association between OPN levels and mitral annulus calcification (MAC) in patien...

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Publicado en:BMC Cardiovasc Disord
Main Authors: Sponder, Michael, Reuter, Christian, Fritzer-Szekeres, Monika, Litschauer, Brigitte, Binder, Thomas, Strametz-Juranek, Jeanette
Formato: Artigo
Idioma:Inglês
Publicado: BioMed Central 2016
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Acceso en liña:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4901469/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27283399
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12872-016-0314-3
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