Why the study?
Do traditional cardiovascular risk factors increase the risk of degenerative aortic valve disease in the general population?
Do traditional cardiovascular risk factors increase the risk of degenerative aortic valve disease in the general population?
In a general population cohort, active smoking and elevated cholesterol levels were significantly associated with the development of degenerative aortic valve disease over 10 years.
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Smoking and elevated cholesterol associated with incident DAVD; extends observational data but leaves open need for randomized confirmation.
Stritzke et al. (2009) studied this question.
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