TY - GEN AU - Fernandez-Palomeque, Carlos AU - Grau, Andres AU - Perello, Joan AU - Sanchis, Pilar AU - Isern, Bernat AU - Prieto, Rafael M AU - Costa-Bauza, Antonia AU - Caldes, Onofre J AU - Bonnin, Oriol AU - GarcĂ­a-Raja, Ana AU - Bethencourt Gonzalez, Armando AU - Grases, Felix PY - 2015 DO - 10.1371/journal.pone.0136560 SN - 1932-6203 UR - http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12105/20133 AB - Pathological calcification generally consists of the formation of solid deposits of hydroxyapatite (calcium phosphate) in soft tissues. Supersaturation is the thermodynamic driving force for crystallization, so it is believed that higher blood levels... LA - eng PB - Public Library of Science (PLOS) KW - Aged KW - Diabetes Mellitus KW - Hypercholesterolemia KW - Leukocyte Count KW - Heart Valve Diseases KW - Calcification, Physiologic KW - Humans KW - Calcinosis KW - Mitral Valve KW - Echocardiography KW - Aging KW - Cross-Sectional Studies KW - Cardiomyopathies KW - Male KW - Phosphates KW - Heart Valves KW - Phytic Acid KW - Female KW - Risk Factors KW - Durapatite TI - Relationship between Urinary Level of Phytate and Valvular Calcification in an Elderly Population: A Cross-Sectional Study TY - research article ER -