Aortic valve calcification and the presence, pattern and severity of subclinical coronary artery atherosclerosis in a middle-aged general population
Early aortic valve lesions in aortic sclerosis resemble atherosclerosis, with inflammatory cell infiltration, deposition of circulating lipids, and active calcification. However, data on the early stages of aortic valve calcification (AVC) and its relationship to coronary artery calcification (CAC) in the general...