A Not-So-Little Role for Lipoprotein(a) in the Development of Calcific Aortic Valve Disease

Circulation. 2015 Aug 25;132(8):621-3. doi: 10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.115.018139. Epub 2015 Jul 29.
No abstract available

Keywords: Editorials; PCSK9 protein, human; heart valves; vascular calcification.

Publication types

  • Editorial
  • Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
  • Comment

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Aortic Valve / metabolism*
  • Aortic Valve Stenosis / metabolism*
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Lipoprotein(a) / biosynthesis*
  • Male
  • Phosphoric Diester Hydrolases / biosynthesis*

Substances

  • Lipoprotein(a)
  • Phosphoric Diester Hydrolases