Why the study?
Do statins improve the severity of aortic valve stenosis, freedom from valve replacement, or cardiovascular mortality in patients with aortic valve stenosis?
Do statins improve the severity of aortic valve stenosis, freedom from valve replacement, or cardiovascular mortality in patients with aortic valve stenosis?
Statins do not improve aortic valve stenosis severity or prevent the need for valve replacement, confirming that there is currently no effective medical therapy for this condition.
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Statins confer no benefit on aortic stenosis severity or valve replacement; confirms no effective medical therapy and directs research elsewhere.
Thiago et al. (2016) studied this question.
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