Valve Interstitial Cells: The Key to Understanding the Pathophysiology of Heart Valve Calcification

Overview

Journal J Am Heart Assoc

Specialty Cardiology & Vascular Diseases

Date 2017 Sep 16

PMID 28912209

Citations 139

Authors

Arkady Rutkovskiy

Anna Malashicheva

Gareth Sullivan

Maria Bogdanova

Anna Kostareva

Kare-Olav Stenslokken

Arnt Fiane

Jarle Vaage

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