Study Status: Active, not recruiting
Recruit Status: Unknown status
Study Type: Interventional
Official Title: The Potential of Candesartan to Retard the Progression of Aortic Stenosis Influences of Medical Therapy to the Atheroinflammatory Process in Stenotic Aortic Valves
Brief Summary: The present study defines a blinded, randomized, placebo-controlled, prospective study, the aim of which is to determine the influence of effective treatment with Type 1 angiotensin II (Ang II) receptor (AT-1R) antagonist, using candesartan (target dose 16 mg) on stenotic aortic valves. The investigators will specifically quantify whether candesartan attenuates the key pathogenic mechanisms of aortic valve stenosis, namely inflammation, fibrosis, elastin degradation, calcification, and neovascularization.