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Sex Differences in Aortic Valve Calcification Measured by Multidetector Computed Tomography in Aortic Stenosis
Author(s) -
Shivani Aggarwal,
MarieAnnick Clavel,
David MessikaZeitoun,
Caroline Cueff,
Joseph F. Malouf,
Philip A. Araoz,
Rekha Mankad,
Héctor I. Michelena,
Alec Vahanian,
Maurice EnriquezSarano
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
circulation cardiovascular imaging
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.584
H-Index - 99
eISSN - 1942-0080
pISSN - 1941-9651
DOI - 10.1161/circimaging.112.980052
Subject(s) - medicine , multidetector computed tomography , stenosis , calcification , aortic valve , computed tomography , radiology , cardiology , aortic valve stenosis , calcinosis
Aortic valve calcification (AVC) is the intrinsic mechanism of valvular obstruction leading to aortic stenosis (AS) and is measurable by multidetector computed tomography. The link between sex and AS is controversial and that with AVC is unknown.

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