Atorvastatin inhibits hypercholesterolemia-induced cellular proliferation and bone matrix production in the rabbit aortic valve.

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Published in Circulation on June 04, 2002

Authors

Nalini M Rajamannan1, Malayannan Subramaniam, Margaret Springett, Thomas C Sebo, Marek Niekrasz, Joseph P McConnell, Ravinder J Singh, Neil J Stone, Robert O Bonow, Thomas C Spelsberg

Author Affiliations

1: Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Northwestern University Medical School, Chicago, Ill 60611, USA. n.rajamannan@northwestern.edu

Associated clinical trials:

Effect of PCSK9 InhibitorS On Calcific Aortic Valve DiseasE (EPISODE) | NCT04968509

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