A Decade of Revolutions in Calcific Aortic Stenosis

Calcific aortic stenosis (AS) is the most frequent valvular heart disease in high-income countries and the third most frequent cardiovascular disease after hypertension and coronary artery disease. The prevalence of aortic sclerosis (ie, the preclinical stage of AS) is estimated at 25% in the general population older than 65 years and close to 50% in those older than 80 years.1 The prevalence of AS is less than 1% in the population less than 60 years old,2 but increases exponentially to more than 10% in elderly people older than 75 years.

Source: Cardiology Clinics - November 19, 2019 Category: Cardiology Authors: Marie-Annick Clavel, Philippe Pibarot Tags: Preface Source Type: research