Prevalence, clinical correlates, and burden of undiagnosed aortic stenosis in older patients: a prospective study in a non-cardiologic acute hospital ward.

CONCLUSIONS: Among older patients admitted to non-cardiologic acute hospital wards, AS was common and frequently underdiagnosed. The severity of AS was not associated with increased 6-month mortality, whereas frailty was the most important predictor. PMID: 31970672 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

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Source: Aging Clinical and Experimental Research - January 21, 2020 Category: Geriatrics Authors: Perego S, Zambon A, Nistri S, Bruni A, Motta S, Cavalieri D'Oro L, Rossi E, Annoni G, Bellelli G Tags: Aging Clin Exp Res Source Type: research