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ReviewCurrent cardiology reports2013

Mechanisms of calcification in aortic valve disease: role of mechanokinetics and mechanodynamics.

W David Merryman, Frederick J Schoen

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Review in Current cardiology reports, 2013. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 25 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

25 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors.

W David MerrymanDepartment of Biomedical Engineering, Vanderbilt University, 2213 Garland Ave, 9445 MRB IV, Nashville, TN, 37232-0493, USA. david.merryman@vanderbilt.edu
Frederick J Schoen

Funding

TGF-beta1 activity in the aortic valveK25HL094707 · NHLBI · VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY · PI MERRYMAN, WILLIAM D · 2009 to 2013
$725k
NHLBI NIH HHS K25 HL094707
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The aortic valve is highly responsive to cyclical and continuous mechanical forces, at the macroscopic and cellular levels. In this report, we delineate mechanokinetics (effects of mechanical inputs on the cells) and mechanodynamics (effects of cells and pathologic processes on the mechanics) of the aortic valve, with a particular focus on how mechanical inputs synergize with the inflammatory cytokine and other biomolecular signaling to contribute to the process of aortic valve calcification.

Indexed as

Aortic ValveBicuspid Aortic Valve DiseaseBiomechanical PhenomenaCalcinosisHeart Defects, CongenitalHeart Valve DiseasesHumansMechanotransduction, Cellular

Identifiers

PMID23526363
PMCPMC3658606

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