التفاصيل البيبلوغرافية
| العنوان: |
Demographics of severe valvular aortic stenosis in Singapore. |
| المؤلفون: |
Tay EL, Lew PS, Poh KK, Saclolo R, Chia BL, Yeo TC, Tan HC, Yip JW, Tay, Edgar L W, Lew, Pei Shi, Poh, Kian Keong, Saclolo, Rafael, Chia, Boon-Lock, Yeo, Tiong Cheng, Tan, Huay Cheem, Yip, James W L |
| المصدر: |
Singapore Medical Journal; 2013 Jan, Vol. 54 Issue 1, p36-39, 4p |
| مستخلص: |
Introduction: The treatment of aortic valve stenosis (AS) is seeing renewed interest mainly due to the availability of transcatheter therapies. However, the number of epidemiological studies of this disease in Singapore is limited. We aimed to describe the aetiology and clinical presentation of AS in Singapore, as well as patients' attitudes toward it. Our findings may facilitate the future planning and utilisation of resources to better manage these patients.Methods: 249 consecutive patients who underwent transthoracic echocardiography (from April 1999 to April 2008) and diagnosed with severe AS were assessed. Demographic and clinical data were collected, and patients' decisions on surgery were determined.Results: The mean patient age was 71 (range 23-98) years. 50.2% of patients were male. The commonest presenting symptom was dyspnoea, and 40 (16.0%) patients had coexistent atrial fibrillation. The aetiology of AS was degenerative in 216 (86.7%), rheumatic in 11 (4.4%) and related to a bicuspid valve in 22 (8.9%) patients. The average peak velocity across the aortic valve was 4.2 ± 0.8 m/s and the mean aortic valve area was 0.76 ± 0.13 cm2. The overall mean logistic EuroSCORE was 10.7 ± 12.3. 105 (42.2%) patients who were offered surgery refused. 87 (35%) deaths were seen during the follow-up period (mean duration 14.5 months), which also saw 68 (27%) patients undergo surgery and 86 (34%) patients hospitalised for heart failure.Conclusion: Degenerative AS was the commonest aetiology in this contemporary cohort of patients. Despite the known benefits of surgery, the refusal rate for surgery remained high. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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| قاعدة البيانات: |
Complementary Index |
