title: Translating calcified aortic valve disease to the bench - Use of 3D matrices in the development of future treatment strategies.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pharmacology, Dalhousie Medicine New Brunswick, Canada; Faculty of Medicine, Dalhousie University, Canada.
authors.forename: Malav N
authors.initials: MN
authors.lastname: Madhu
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiac Surgery, Saint John Regional Hospital, Canada.
authors.forename: Christie
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Aguiar
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiac Surgery, Saint John Regional Hospital, Canada; Faculty of Medicine, Dalhousie University, Canada.
authors.forename: Ansar
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Hassan
authors.affiliation: Department of Pharmacology, Dalhousie Medicine New Brunswick, Canada; Faculty of Medicine, Dalhousie University, Canada. Electronic address: keith.brunt@dal.ca.
authors.forename: Keith R
authors.initials: KR
authors.lastname: Brunt
mesh_terms: D001021:Aortic Valve; D001024:Aortic Valve Stenosis; D002114:Calcinosis; D006330:Heart Defects, Congenital; D006349:Heart Valve Diseases; D006801:Humans
keywords: Apoptosis; Differentiation; Extracellular matrix; Fibroblast; Osteogenesis