The preventive approach to degenerative aortic stenosis should depart from the approach to atherosclerotic diseases: A Japanese perspective

Eur J Prev Cardiol. 2020 Dec;27(19):2170-2172. doi: 10.1177/2047487319871630. Epub 2019 Aug 19.

Authors

Kazuhiro Yamamoto¹, Yukihiro Koretsune², Yoshiharu Kinugasa¹, Tomohiro Ohigashi³, Takashi Sozu⁴, Tohru Masuyama⁵

Affiliations

¹ Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Endocrinology and Metabolism, Faculty of Medicine, Tottori University, Yonago, Japan.
² National Hospital Organization, Osaka National Hospital, Osaka, Japan.
³ Department of Biostatistics, Tsukuba Clinical Research & Development Organization, University of Tsukuba Graduate School of Comprehensive Human Sciences, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Japan.
⁴ Department of Information and Computer Technology, Faculty of Engineering, Tokyo University of Science, Tokyo, Japan.
⁵ Japan Community Health Care Organization, Hoshigaoka Medical Center, Hirakata, Japan.

PMID: 31426668
DOI: 10.1177/2047487319871630

No abstract available

Publication types

Observational Study
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Aged
Aortic Valve Stenosis / etiology
Aortic Valve Stenosis / prevention & control*
Atherosclerosis / etiology
Atherosclerosis / prevention & control*
Disease Progression
Female
Glycated Hemoglobin / analysis
Humans
Japan
Lipids / blood
Male
Prospective Studies
Risk Factors

Substances

Glycated Hemoglobin A
Lipids
hemoglobin A1c protein, human