Association of coronary risk factors with progression of valvular aortic stenosis in older persons

Doron Nassimiha, Wilbert S. Aronow, Chul Ahn, Martin E. Goldman

Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

70 Scopus citations

Abstract

Multiple linear regression analysis in the present study showed that significant independent risk factors for progression of valvular AS in older persons were cigarette smoking (p = 0.0001) and hypercholesterolemia (p = 0.0001), with diabetes mellitus showing borderline significance (p = 0.0581). Palta et al 16 recently reported that cigarette smoking and hypercholesterolemia accelerate the progression of AS. Their data and our data suggest that a study should be performed to investigate the effect of lowering serum low-density lipoprotein cholesterol on the rate of progression of valvular AS.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1313-1314
Number of pages2
JournalAmerican Journal of Cardiology
Volume87
Issue number11
DOIs
StatePublished - 1 Jun 2001

Fingerprint

Dive into the research topics of 'Association of coronary risk factors with progression of valvular aortic stenosis in older persons'. Together they form a unique fingerprint.

Cite this