1. Age, Sex, and Valve Phenotype Differences in Fibro‐Calcific Remodeling of Calcified Aortic Valve
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Martine Voisine, Maxime Hervault, Mylène Shen, Anne‐Julie Boilard, Benoît Filion, Mickael Rosa, Yohan Bossé, Patrick Mathieu, Nancy Côté, and Marie‐Annick Clavel
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aortic stenosis ,bicuspid ,calcification ,fibrosis ,sex ,tricuspid ,Diseases of the circulatory (Cardiovascular) system ,RC666-701 - Abstract
Background In calcific aortic valve disease on tricuspid aortic valves (TAVs), men have higher aortic valve calcification and less fibrosis than women. However, little is known in bicuspid aortic valves (BAV). We thus aimed to investigate the impact of age, sex, and valve phenotype (TAVs versus BAVs) on fibro‐calcific remodeling in calcific aortic valve disease. Methods and Results We included 2 cohorts: 411 patients who underwent multidetector computed tomography (37% women) for aortic valve calcification density assessment and 138 explanted aortic valves (histological cohort; 50% women). The cohorts were divided in younger (
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- 2020
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