Role of elastin in pathologic calcificat
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Bailey, Michael T. ;Pillarisetti, Swadeep ;Xiao, Hui ;Vyavahare, Naren R.
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Article
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2003
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John Wiley and Sons
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English
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## Abstract Bioprosthetic heart valves fabricated from glutaraldehyde crosslinked porcine aortic valves often fail because of calcific degeneration. Calcification occurs in both cusp and aortic wall portions of bioprosthetic heart valves. The purpose of this study was to discern the role of differe