The evolving epidemiology of valvular aortic stenosis. The Tromsø Study

• Published in: Heart (British Cardiac Society) Vol. 99; no. 6; pp. 396 - 400
• Main Authors: Eveborn, Gry Wisthus, Schirmer, Henrik, Heggelund, Geir, Lunde, Per, Rasmussen, Knut
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England BMJ Publishing Group Ltd and British Cardiovascular Society 01.03.2013; BMJ Publishing Group LTD
• Subjects: Age; Age Distribution; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Aortic Valve - diagnostic imaging; Aortic Valve - surgery; Aortic Valve Disease; Aortic Valve Stenosis - diagnostic imaging; Aortic Valve Stenosis - epidemiology; Aortic Valve Stenosis - surgery; Calcification; Cardiac Function; Cardiac Remodelling; Diastolic Dysfunction; Disease; Disease Progression; Echocardiography; Epidemiology; Female; Follow-Up Studies; Haemodynamics; Heart Valve Prosthesis; Hospitals; Humans; Incidence; Male; Medical prognosis; Middle Aged; Mortality; Norway - epidemiology; Pathology; Patients; Population; Prevalence; Prognosis; Prospective Studies; Public Health; Severity of Illness Index; Studies; Survival analysis; Survival Rate - trends; Systolic Dysfunction; Norway

Objective To assess prevalence, incidence, prognosis and progression of degenerative valvular aortic stenosis (AS). Setting The Tromsø Study and the University Hospital of North Norway. Design Population based prospective study. Population Over a 14 year span we performed three repeated echocardiogr...