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 language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 1313-1314 |
Number of pages | 2 |
Journal | American Journal of Cardiology |
Volume | 87 |
Issue number | 11 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 1 Jun 2001 |