Open AccessHealth Behaviors and Calcific Aortic Valve Disease
Author(s) -
LampreaMontealegre Julio A.,
Otto Catherine M.
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
journal of the american heart association
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.494
H-Index - 85
ISSN - 2047-9980
DOI - 10.1161/jaha.117.008385
Subject(s) - medicine , stenosis , cardiology , valvular heart disease , disease , aortic valve stenosis , aortic valve , population , heart disease , environmental health
Calcific aortic valve disease (CAVD) is the most common form of valvular heart disease worldwide and is associated with increased mortality across the spectrum of severity of disease.[1][1] The 1‐year mortality rates among individuals with untreated severe symptomatic aortic stenosis nears 50%.[2