Author/Authors :
Gerber، نويسنده , , Ivor L. and Stewart، نويسنده , , Ralph A.H. and Hammett، نويسنده , , Christopher J.K and Legget، نويسنده , , Malcolm E. and Oxenham، نويسنده , , Helen and West، نويسنده , , Teena M. and French، نويسنده , , John K. and White، نويسنده , , Harvey D.، نويسنده ,
Abstract :
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.
