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. 2010 Apr;10(2):168-71.
doi: 10.7861/clinmedicine.10-2-168.

Changing epidemiology and natural history of valvular heart disease

Simon Ray  1
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Changing epidemiology and natural history of valvular heart disease

Simon Ray. Clin Med (Lond). 2010 Apr.
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Figures

Fig 1.
Fig 1.
The rising prevalence of valvular heart disease with age in (a) three US population studies; (b) the community of Olmsted County, MN. Reproduced from the Lancet with permission from Elsevier.
Fig 2.
Fig 2.
(a) Population estimates for England and Wales for 2009, 2015 and 2025, illustrating the anticipated growth in the 76–80 and 81–85 age groups; (b) number of aortic valve replacements (AVRs) per year in the UK for age 65–74 and over-75; (c) number of aortic valve replacements per year as a percentage of the population estimated to have moderate or severe aortic stenosis. A relatively smaller proportion of the over-75 age group undergo surgery. CABG = coronary artery bypass grafting. Reproduced with permission from SCTS and Dendrite Clinical Systems.
Fig 3.
Fig 3.
Advancing age of patients undergoing aortic valve surgery in the UK. Isolated aortic valves: age categories (n=31,200). Reproduced with permission from SCTS and Dendrite Clinical Systems.
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