2007
DOI: 10.1016/j.mehy.2006.07.049
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Calcific aortic valve disease should not be considered as a degenerative disease anymore

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“…Hitherto, a cure for symptomatic calcific aortic valve disease relies entirely within surgical procedures with valve replacement. Until recently, the concept that CAVD is a degenerative and unmodifiable process basically induced by long-lasting mechanical stress was generally accepted [3, 4]. Interestingly recent studies suggest that valvular changes might not be an unmodifiable degenerative disease but rather a dynamic process involving inflammation, lipid infiltration, dystrophic calcification, and endothelial dysfunction [57].…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Hitherto, a cure for symptomatic calcific aortic valve disease relies entirely within surgical procedures with valve replacement. Until recently, the concept that CAVD is a degenerative and unmodifiable process basically induced by long-lasting mechanical stress was generally accepted [3, 4]. Interestingly recent studies suggest that valvular changes might not be an unmodifiable degenerative disease but rather a dynamic process involving inflammation, lipid infiltration, dystrophic calcification, and endothelial dysfunction [57].…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…AS is not a passive degenerative disease, but an active cellular process which shares clinical and histological similarities with atherosclerosis, including activated inflammatory cells, lipid deposits, calcified nodules and bone tissue [2][3][4][5]. Moreover, it is associated with diabetes, hypercholesterolemia, hypertension, smoking, male sex, elevated LDL-c levels, and metabolic syndrome [6,7]. AS is characterized by pathological remodeling and calcification processes, leading to varying degrees of morphologic changes of the aortic valve leaflets, including areas of increased thickening, distortion, rigidity, fibrosis, and the presence of bone-enchondral metaplasia [8].…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Αναφέρεται ότι αποτελεί πρώιµο δείκτη στεφανιαίας αθηρωµάτωσης καθώς συµβαίνει σε παρόµοιους πληθυσµούς ασθενών (Garg V, 2006). Το 50% των ασθενών µε σοβαρή αορτική στένωση έχουν επίσης σηµαντική στεφανιαία νόσο (Li YB et al, 2007).…”
Section: αθηρωµάτωση και λεµφοκύτταραunclassified
“…Στις αρχές του 20ού αιώνα, διακεκριµένοι παθολογοανατόµοι, όπως ο Monckeberg, είχαν περιγράψει την ασβεστοποίηση της αορτικής βαλβίδας ως µία παθητική διαδικασία η οποία σχετίζεται µε τη γήρανση (Mohler ER, 2004). Νεότερα δεδοµένα δείχνουν ότι η έναρξη και η εξέλιξη της εκφυλιστικής νόσου της αορτικής βαλβίδας στηρίζεται σε µία ενεργό διαδικασία η οποία παρουσιάζει αρκετές οµοιότητες µε την αθηροσκλήρυνση (Li YB et al, 2007). Αξιοσηµείωτο είναι το γεγονός ότι αρκετά συχνά οι εναποθέσεις ασβεστίου οδηγούν σε διαταραχές αγωγής του ηλεκτρικού ερεθίσµατος µε επακόλουθα αρρυθµιολογικά συµβάµατα ενώ δεν είναι σπάνια τα εµβολικά φαινόµενα (Boon A et al, 1997).…”
Section: αιτιολογίαunclassified