Zhenya Duan, Yunqing Ye, Zhe Li, Bin Zhang, Qingrong Liu, Zhenyan Zhao, Weiwei Wang, Zikai Yu, Haitong Zhang, Qinghao Zhao, Bincheng Wang, Junxing Lv, Shuai Guo, Haocheng Ren, Runlin Gao, Haiyan Xu, Yongjian Wu
BACKGROUND: Rheumatic valvular disease (RVD) represents a significant health concern in developing countries, yet a scarcity of detailed data exists. This study conducts a comprehensive examination of RVD patients in China, exploring aspects of the disease's spectrum, characteristics, investigation, management, and outcomes. METHODS: The China Valvular Heart Disease (China-VHD) study, a nationwide, multicenter, prospective observational study, enrolled 13,917 adults with moderate-to-severe valvular heart disease from April to June 2018...
June 2024: Int J Cardiol Cardiovasc Risk Prev