Prevalence of asymptomatic valvular heart disease in the elderly population: a community-based echocardiographic study.

Vasiliki TsampasianCristian MilitaruSathish Kumar ParasuramanBrodie L LoudonCrystal LoweryAmelia RuddJanaki SrinivasanSatnam SinghGirish DwivediGnanadevan MahadavanDana K DawsonAllan ClarkVassilios S VassiliouMichael P Frenneaux

Published in: European heart journal. Cardiovascular Imaging (2024)

Asymptomatic VHD is present in a significant proportion of otherwise healthy individuals without known VHD over 60 years old. Age is strongly associated with an increased incidence of significant VHD.

Keyphrases

risk factors
pulmonary hypertension
atrial fibrillation
left ventricular
middle aged
aortic valve
heart failure