Epidemiological Features of Aortic Stenosis in a French Nationwide Study: 10-Year Trends and New Challenges.

ABSTRACT: Background Aortic stenosis (AS) is one of the most common forms of valvular heart disease. Our aim was to estimate the burden of AS in the hospital in France, describe patient characteristics, and evaluate the mortality rate and temporal trends. Methods and Results All patients hospitalized for AS in France between 2006 and 2016 were identified from the national hospital discharge database. Patients' sociodemographic, medical, and surgical characteristics and temporal trends were described. All AS-related deaths between 2000 and 2014 were identified using death certificates. In 2016, 26 071 patients were hospitalized for AS: 56.5% were men with an average age of 77 years. The all-cause mortality rate at 1 year postindex stay was 11%. The rate of patients hospitalized for AS increased by 59

SUBMITTER: Grave C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7763773 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature