Risk factors for aortic valve stenosis in patients with coronary artery disease

In calcific aortic valve disease, the early sclerotic valve lesion is similar to the atherosclerotic arterial plaque, but at the later stage calcification prevails. Our aim was to assess the association of several new potential risk factors, eg. systemic inflammation, neurohormonal activation and altered calcium metabolism with aortic stenosis (AS) in patients with significant coronary artery disease.