Tryptase as a marker of severity of aortic valve stenosis

Background Severe aortic valve stenosisis one of the most common cause of mortality in adult patients affected with metabolic syndrome, a condition associated with an active inflammatory process involving also mast cells and their mediators, in particular tryptase. The aim of this study was to characterize the possible long-term prognostic role of tryptasein severe aortic valve stenosis.