Stages of Valvular Heart Disease Among Older Adults in the Community: The Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities Study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Limited data exist on American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association valvular heart disease (VHD) stage prevalence, progression, and association with incident cardiovascular diseases in late life.

Methods

Participants in the ARIC study (Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities), a prospective community-based cohort study, underwent protocol echocardiography at ARIC visits 5 (2011-2013) and 7 (2018-2019), and their aortic stenosis, aortic regurgitation, mitral stenosis, and mitral regurgitation stage were defined according to American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association guidelines. The overall VHD stage prevalence at visit 5 was measured. The associations between VHD stages and incident adjudicated death, heart failure, coronary heart disease, st

SUBMITTER: Shelbaya K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9974863 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature