Assessment of Valvular Calcification and Inflammation by Positron Emission Tomography in Patients With Aortic Stenosis
Author(s) -
Marc R. Dweck,
Charlotte Jones,
Nikhil Joshi,
Alison Fletcher,
Hamish Richardson,
Audrey White,
Mark Marsden,
Renzo Pessotto,
John C. Clark,
William Wallace,
Donald M. Salter,
Graham McKillop,
Edwin J.R. van Beek,
Nicholas A. Boon,
James H.F. Rudd,
David E. Newby
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
circulation
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 7.795
H-Index - 607
eISSN - 1524-4539
pISSN - 0009-7322
DOI - 10.1161/circulationaha.111.051052
Subject(s) - medicine , stenosis , calcification , positron emission tomography , cardiology , fluorodeoxyglucose , aortic valve , aorta , pathophysiology , radiology , nuclear medicine
The pathophysiology of aortic stenosis is incompletely understood, and the relative contributions of valvular calcification and inflammation to disease progression are unknown.
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