Prevalence, clinical correlates, and burden of undiagnosed aortic stenosis in older patients: a prospective study in a non-cardiologic acute hospital ward.
Sabrina PeregoAntonella ZambonStefano NistriAdriana BruniSusanna MottaLuca Cavalieri D'OroEleonora RossiGiorgio AnnoniGiuseppe BellelliPublished in: Aging clinical and experimental research (2020)
Among older patients admitted to non-cardiologic acute hospital wards, AS was common and frequently underdiagnosed. The severity of AS was not associated with increased 6-month mortality, whereas frailty was the most important predictor.
Keyphrases
- aortic stenosis
- liver failure
- transcatheter aortic valve replacement
- ejection fraction
- respiratory failure
- risk factors
- aortic valve replacement
- transcatheter aortic valve implantation
- aortic valve
- healthcare
- left ventricular
- aortic dissection
- drug induced
- acute care
- adverse drug
- cardiovascular events
- hepatitis b virus
- heart failure
- type diabetes
- cardiovascular disease
- extracorporeal membrane oxygenation