October 30, 2012Open Access

The changing course of aortic valve disease in Scotland: temporal trends in hospitalizations and mortality and prognostic importance of aortic stenosis

Structured PICO

Does aortic stenosis predict worse morbidity and mortality compared to other types of aortic valve disease?

Population

Patients with aortic valve disease in Scotland

Intervention

Aortic stenosis

Comparator

Other types of aortic valve disease

Outcome

Hospitalizations and mortalityhard clinical

Aortic stenosis incidence is increasing in Scotland and carries a worse prognosis for morbidity and mortality compared to other aortic valve diseases.

Abstract

The incidence of aortic valve stenosis has substantially increased in Scotland in recent years. Aortic stenosis predicts morbidity and mortality when compared with other types of aortic valve disease.

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