Key result
Aortic valve disease accounts for ~48% of moderate-to-severe VHD, driven predominantly by degenerative stenosis.
Why the study?
Valvular heart disease is a common cause of cardiovascular morbidity and mortality worldwide, but its epidemiological profile in Korea required elucidation.
Observational (n=4,089)
Yes
This nationwide registry provides the current epidemiological status of valvular heart disease in Korea, highlighting degenerative disease as the primary cause of aortic stenosis.
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Updates Korean VHD epidemiology with degenerative AS predominance; extends regional data but leaves generalizability open.
Choi et al. (2022) conducted an observational in Valvular heart disease (n=4,089). Valvular heart disease was evaluated on Most commonly affected valve. In a nationwide Korean registry of 4,089 patients with moderate or severe valvular heart disease, the aortic valve was the most commonly affected (47.8%), predominantly due to degenerative aortic stenosis.
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