Epidemiology of Valvular Heart Disease

Authors

Alex S. Peters, Department of Surgery, Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, 4494 Palmer Road North, Bethesda, MD 20814, USA.
John P. Duggan, Department of Surgery, Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, 4494 Palmer Road North, Bethesda, MD 20814, USA.
Gregory D. Trachiotis, Division of Cardiology, Cardiothoracic Surgery and Heart Center, Washington DC Veterans Affairs Medical Center, 50 Irving Street Northwest, Washington, DC 20422, USA; Department of Surgery, George Washington University Hospital, 900 23rd St NW, Washington, DC 20037, USA.
Jared L. Antevil, Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Washington DC Veterans Affairs Medical Center, 50 Irving Street Northwest, Washington, DC 20422, USA. Electronic address: jared.antevil@va.gov.

Document Type

Journal Article

Publication Date

6-1-2022

Journal

The Surgical clinics of North America

Volume

102

Issue

3

DOI

10.1016/j.suc.2022.01.008

Keywords

Aortic valve stenosis; Cardiovascular diseases; Heart valve diseases; Mitral valve Insufficiency

Abstract

Acquired diseases of the aortic and mitral valves are the most common cause of morbidity and mortality among Valvular heart diseases. Aortic stenosis (AS) is increasing in incidence in the United States (4,43 US), driven largely by an aging demographic. Aortic valve replacement is the only effective treatment of AS and has a dramatic mortality benefit. Mitral valve regurgitation (MR) is the most common form of valvular heart disease (VHD) in the US, whereby MR is most often the result of mitral valve prolapse; rheumatic heart disease (RHD) is a more common etiology of MR in underdeveloped countries. interventions for MR in the US are increasing.

APA Citation

Peters, Alex S.; Duggan, John P.; Trachiotis, Gregory D.; and Antevil, Jared L., "Epidemiology of Valvular Heart Disease" (2022). GW Authored Works. Paper 1232.
https://hsrc.himmelfarb.gwu.edu/gwhpubs/1232

Department

Surgery