European Heart Journal Advance Access published online on September 27, 2007
European Heart Journal, doi:10.1093/eurheartj/ehm406
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Alkaptonuric aortic stenosis
1 Department of Medicine/Cardiology, Deutsches Herzzentrum Berlin, Augustenburger Platz 1, D-13353 Berlin, Germany
2 Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Deutsches Herzzentrum Berlin, Berlin, Germany
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A 71-year-old male patient was referred for the evaluation of a high-grade aortic stenosis. His medical history revealed prosthetic hip and joint replacement due to degenerative arthritis at the age of 55. On physical examination, a 2/4