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New Study Suggests that Amyloid Contributes to Calcific Aortic Valve Disease Development

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In CAVD, microcrystals of hydroxyapatite (a calcium phosphate mineral) deposit onto the heart valve leaflets and impair cardiac function. Such fibrils are associated with major human diseases including Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s diseases, diabetes, and heart diseases such as atherosclerosis and calcific aortic valve disease. “We