Artery Research

Volume 24, Issue C, December 2018, Pages 81 - 82

P7 TELOMERE LENGTH AND AORTIC VALVE CALCIFICATION

Authors
Ilona Saraieva1, Simon Toupance2, 3, Magnus Back3, 4, Benetos Athanase2, 3
1INSERM U1116, Facultet of Medicine, Vandœuvre-lès, Nancy, France
2Department of Geriatrics, University Hospital of Nancy, Nancy, France
3Inserm UMRS 1116, University of Lorraine, Nancy, France
4Department of Cardiology, Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, Sweden
Available Online 4 December 2018.
DOI
10.1016/j.artres.2018.10.060How to use a DOI?
Abstract

Background: Short telomere length (TL) is associated with atherosclerosis development. Aortic valve stenosis, an age-related disease characterized by narrowing of the aortic opening, is mainly caused by aortic valve calcification. Development of aortic calcifications shares many similarities with atherogenesis, we thus hypothesize that people with short TL may have higher risk to develop aortic valve stenosis.

Methods: Aortic valves were obtained from 11 patients undergoing valve replacement surgery. Each valve cusp was macroscopically dissected into healthy, intermediate and calcified regions. DNA was extracted by phenol/chloroform method and TL measured by Southern blots of the terminal restriction fragments.

Results: TL from healthy and intermediate valve regions were similar and then merged in a non-calcified group. In all subjects, TL of calcified regions were shorter than TL in non-calcified regions. The gap between TL of non-calcified and calcified regions was 0,53kb (p<0.007).

Conclusion: Calcified aortic valve regions have shorter telomere length than non-calcified. Directionality of the relationship between telomere dynamics and aortic valve stenosis will be explored in vitro.

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Journal
Artery Research
Volume-Issue
24 - C
Pages
81 - 82
Publication Date
2018/12/04
ISSN (Online)
1876-4401
ISSN (Print)
1872-9312
DOI
10.1016/j.artres.2018.10.060How to use a DOI?
Open Access
This is an open access article distributed under the CC BY-NC license.

Cite this article

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AU  - Magnus Back
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PY  - 2018
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