Aortic Stenosis - Edwards Lifesciences

Aortic Stenosis

A summary of prevalence, diagnosis, treatment options and current data

Aortic Stenosis A summary of prevalence, diagnosis, treatment options and current data

Aortic stenosis: an overview

In patients over 75, aortic stenosis affects one in eight,1 yet symptoms of the disease are often mistaken for normal signs of aging.2

Aortic stenosis is a life-threatening valvular heart disease, most commonly occurring in the elderly owing to age-related aortic valve calcification.3

Prevalence of aortic stenosis by age 6

5

Prevalence of moderate or severe aortic stenosis (%)

The prevalence of aortic stenosis

4

increases with aging. It is notably

higher in the elderly population,

3

from 65 years upwards, and

occurs in one in eight people

2

above 75.1

1

0

................
................

In order to avoid copyright disputes, this page is only a partial summary.

Google Online Preview   Download