title: Simvastatin inhibits aortic valve calcification in hypercholesterolemic rabbits.
authors: Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, University Hospital of Patras, 25500 Rion Patras, Greece.
authors: Ioanna C
authors: IC
authors: Koniari
authors: Konstantinos
authors: K
authors: Tsamis
authors: Efstratios
authors: E
authors: Apostolakis
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001021:Aortic Valve / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000473:pathology; D002114:Calcinosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D004195:Disease Models, Animal; D006349:Heart Valve Diseases / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D019161:Hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase Inhibitors / Q000494:pharmacology*; D006937:Hypercholesterolemia / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000473:pathology; D011817:Rabbits; D019821:Simvastatin / Q000494:pharmacology*
chemical_list: D019161:Hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase Inhibitors; D019821:Simvastatin