Cardiorespiratory fitness and the incidence of surgery for aortic valve stenosis-the HUNT study.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Aortic valve stenosis (AVS) shares many risk factors with coronary disease, the latter being strongly and inversely associated with physical activity (PA) and cardiorespiratory fitness (CRF). However, the relationship between PA, CRF and AVS needs to be established. We explored whether PA habits and estimated CRF affect the risk of developing AVS demanding aortic valve replacement (AVR) and how these factors affect postoperative mortality.

Methods

Participants from the second and third waves of Trøndelag Health Study were cross-linked with a local heart surgery registry and the Norwegian Cause of Death Registry. Estimated CRF was calculated through a developed algorithm based on clinical and self-reported data. Fine-Gray competing risk analyses were used to invest

SUBMITTER: Nystoyl BTS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10634520 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature