Characteristics, interventions and outcomes of patients with valvular heart disease hospitalised in China: a cross-sectional study.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Little is known about contemporary characteristics and management of valvular heart disease (VHD) in China. This study aimed to examine the clinical characteristics, aetiology and type of VHD, interventions and in-hospital outcomes of patients with VHD hospitalised in China.

Methods

We used a two-stage random sampling design to create a nationally representative sample of patients with VHD hospitalised in 2015 in China and included adult patients with mild, moderate or severe VHD. We abstracted data from medical records, including echocardiogram reports, on patient characteristics, aetiology, type and severity of VHD, interventions and in-hospital outcomes. We weighted our findings to estimate nationally representative hospitalisations. We performed multivariable

SUBMITTER: Huang X 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8572400 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature