Effect of aortic valve replacement on c-reactive protein in nonrheumatic aortic stenosis

Plasma levels of C-reactive protein were higher in 20 patients with bicuspid or trileaflet degenerative aortic stenosis than in 31 normal controls and in 19 patients with pure aortic regurgitation. C-reactive protein decreased from before to 6 months after aortic valve replacement for aortic stenosi...

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Veröffentlicht in:	The American journal of cardiology 2003-11, Vol.92 (9), p.1129-1132
Hauptverfasser:	Gerber, Ivor L., Stewart, Ralph A.H., Hammett, Christopher J.K, Legget, Malcolm E., Oxenham, Helen, West, Teena M., French, John K., White, Harvey D.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adult Aged Aortic Valve Insufficiency - blood Aortic Valve Insufficiency - diagnosis Aortic Valve Insufficiency - surgery Aortic Valve Stenosis - blood Aortic Valve Stenosis - diagnosis Aortic Valve Stenosis - surgery Biological and medical sciences C-Reactive Protein - metabolism Cardiology. Vascular system Cardiovascular disease Effects Endocardial and cardiac valvular diseases Female Heart Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation Humans Male Medical sciences Middle Aged Proteins Rheumatic Heart Disease - blood Rheumatic Heart Disease - diagnosis Rheumatic Heart Disease - surgery Severity of Illness Index
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Zusammenfassung:	Plasma levels of C-reactive protein were higher in 20 patients with bicuspid or trileaflet degenerative aortic stenosis than in 31 normal controls and in 19 patients with pure aortic regurgitation. C-reactive protein decreased from before to 6 months after aortic valve replacement for aortic stenosis. These observations suggest that aortic stenosis is an inflammatory disease.
ISSN:	0002-9149 1879-1913
DOI:	10.1016/j.amjcard.2003.07.012