| |
Non-rheumatic AVs
with HO(n=8) |
Non-rheumatic AVs without HO (n=36) |
P-value |
| Age (y), range (mean) |
67-84 (76.1) |
52-88 (73.9) |
0.558* |
| Gender (male/female) |
4/4 |
20/16 |
0.915† |
| Moderate to severe calcification |
8 |
17 |
0.007‡ |
| Moderate to severe fibrous thickening |
7 |
9 |
0.002‡ |
| ThNC-Vs only |
8 |
15 |
0.004‡ |
| Foamy cell aggregation |
3 |
8 |
0.391† |
| Lymphoplasmacytic infiltration |
6 |
9 |
0.013‡ |
| Metaplastic cartilage (fibrous and/or hyaline cartilage) |
3 |
2 |
0.039‡ |
AVs: aortic valves; HO: heterotopic ossification; ThNC-Vs: thin capillary vessel-like neovessels; ThKA-Vs: thick arteriole-like neovessels.