Contemporary Prevalence of Valvular Heart Disease & Diagnostic Variability Across Centers
BACKGROUND Valvular heart disease (VHD) is progressive and deadly, requiring timely diagnosis for optimal outcomes1 Prior landmark analyses of VHD prevalence in the United States (US), including the Framingham Heart Study2 and Nkomo et al.3 , have reported notable prevalence of disease However, these analyses were limited in scope (e.g., reporting only valvular regurgitation or […]
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