Circulating Levels of Matrix Gla Protein and Progression of Aortic Stenosis: A Substudy of the Aortic Stenosis Progression Observation: Measuring Effects of Rosuvastatin (ASTRONOMER) Trial

BACKGROUND: Matrix γ-carboxyglutamate protein is an inhibitor of cardiovascular calcification. The objective of this substudy of the Aortic Stenosis Progression Observation: Measuring Effects of Rosuvastatin (ASTRONOMER) trial was to examine the relationship between total (ie, carboxylated [active] form + uncarboxylated [inactive] form) circulating desphosphorylated matrix γ-carboxyglutamate protein (dpMGP) level and the progression rate of …