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. 2023 Sep;16(9):1230-1232.
doi: 10.1016/j.jcmg.2023.02.013. Epub 2023 Apr 12.

Association of Inflammation and Lipoprotein(a) With Aortic Valve Calcification

Natalie Marrero, Alexander C Razavi, Ellen Boakye, Khalil Anchouche, Zeina Dardari, Omar Dzaye, Kunal Jha, Matthew J Budoff, Michael Y Tsai, Jerome I Rotter, Roger S Blumenthal, George Thanassoulis, Wendy S Post, Michael J Blaha, Seamus P Whelton

Association of Inflammation and Lipoprotein(a) With Aortic Valve Calcification

Natalie Marrero et al. JACC Cardiovasc Imaging. 2023 Sep.
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Hazard ratio for incident aortic valve calcium stratified by hsCRP and lipoprotein(a)
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