Trends and Disparities in Valvular Heart Disease Mortality in the United States From 1999 to 2020.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Percutaneous heart valve procedures have been increasingly performed over the past decade, yet real-world mortality data on valvular heart disease (VHD) in the United States remain limited.

Methods and results

We queried the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Wide-Ranging Online Data for Epidemiologic Research database among patients ≥15 years old from 1999 to 2020. VHD and its subtypes were listed as the underlying cause of death. We calculated age-adjusted mortality rate (AAMR) per 100 000 individuals and determined overall trends by estimating the average annual percent change using the Joinpoint regression program. Subgroup analyses were performed based on demographic and geographic factors. In the 22-year study, there were 446 096 VHD deaths, accoun

SUBMITTER: Tan MC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11262520 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature