title: Nanobacteria to promote degenerative aortic valve stenosis?
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Heart and Diabetes Center North Rhine-Westphalia, Ruhr University Bochum, Georgstr. 11, D-32545 Bad Oeynhausen, Germany. akohlstaedt@hdz-nrw.de
authors.forename: Cornelia
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Piper
authors.forename: Jens
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Dreier
authors.forename: Knut
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kleesiek
authors.forename: Reiner
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Körfer
authors.forename: Dieter
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Horstkotte
mesh_terms: D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001021:Aortic Valve / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D001024:Aortic Valve Stenosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D001419:Bacteria / Q000472:pathogenicity*; D002114:Calcinosis / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male