title: eComment: Statins decelerate the sclerosis progression of senile aortic valves in only selected cases.
authors.affiliation: Cardiothoracic Surgery Department, University Hospital of Patras, 22500 Rion Patras, Greece.
authors.forename: Efstratios
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Apostolakis
authors.forename: Ioanna
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Koniari
mesh_terms: D001024:Aortic Valve Stenosis / Q000188:drug therapy*; D050197:Atherosclerosis / Q000188:drug therapy*; D002114:Calcinosis / Q000188:drug therapy*; D018450:Disease Progression; D006801:Humans; D019161:Hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase Inhibitors / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D018579:Patient Selection; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D019161:Hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase Inhibitors