background: blood viscosity and aortic sclerosis (as) are strong predictors of cardiovascular events. the effects of blood viscosity on as have not been studied adequately. we aimed to investigate the potential connection between whole blood viscosity (wbv) and as. methods:   as was detected by transthoracic echocardiography. the estimation of wbv was carried out at both high shear rate (hsr) (...

  Introduction: Aortic valve sclerosisis considered as a manifestation of coronary atherosclerosis. Recent studies demonstrated an association between aortic valve sclerosis and obstructive coronary artery disease. The purpose of this study was to evaluatethe correlation betweenaortic valve sclerosis andobstructive coronary artery disease and the extent of coronary artery disease in patients ho...

introduction: aortic valve sclerosisis considered as a manifestation of coronary atherosclerosis. recent studies demonstrated an association between aortic valve sclerosis and obstructive coronary artery disease. the purpose of this study was to evaluatethe correlation betweenaortic valve sclerosis andobstructive coronary artery disease and the extent of coronary artery disease in patients hosp...

OBJECTIVES The aim of this study was to examine the association between atherosclerosis risk factors, aortic atherosclerosis and aortic valve abnormalities in the general population. BACKGROUND Clinical and experimental studies suggest that aortic valve sclerosis (AVS) is a manifestation of the atherosclerotic process. METHODS Three hundred eighty-one subjects, a sample of the Olmsted Count...

The disease conditions which cause functional change in the aortic valve include aortic regurgitation and aortic stenosis. The aortic sclerosis represents a thickening of the aortic valve, which could progress to the complete stenosis of the aortic valve if not managed. Aortic sclerosis is also considered as one of the markers for coronary atherosclerosis. The treatment involves conservative ma...

The disease conditions which cause functional change in the aortic valve include aortic regurgitation and aortic stenosis. The aortic sclerosis represents a thickening of the aortic valve, which could progress to the complete stenosis of the aortic valve if not managed. Aortic sclerosis is also considered as one of the markers for coronary atherosclerosis. The treatment involves conservative ma...

Aortic Valve Disease, includes a range of disorder severity from mild leaflet thickening without valve obstruction, "aortic sclerosis", to severe calcified aortic stenosis. It is a slowly progressive active process of valve modification similar atherosclerosis for cardiovascular risk factors, lipoprotein deposition, chronic inflammation, and calcification. Systemic signs of inflammation, as wal...

Calcific aortic valve disease is a slowly progressive disorder with a disease continuum that ranges from mild valve thickening without obstruction of blood flow, termed aortic sclerosis, to severe calcification with impaired leaflet motion, or aortic stenosis (Figure 1). In the past, this process was thought to be “degenerative” because of time-dependent wear-and-tear of the leaflets with passi...

Calcific aortic valve disease is a slowly progressive disorder with a disease continuum that ranges from mild valve thickening without obstruction of blood flow, termed aortic sclerosis, to severe calcification with impaired leaflet motion, or aortic stenosis (Figure 1). In the past, this process was thought to be “degenerative” because of time-dependent wear-and-tear of the leaflets with passi...

Degenerative aortic valve stenosis includes a range of disorder severity from mild leaflet thickening without valve obstruction, "aortic sclerosis", to severe calcified aortic stenosis. It is a slowly progressive active process of valve modification similar to atherosclerosis for cardiovascular risk factors, lipoprotein deposition, chronic inflammation, and calcification. Systemic signs of infl...