Aetiology
Functional disease was most prevalent in men, while rheumatic disease was most prevalent in women. China’s VHD profile reflects persistence of rheumatic disease alongside increasing degenerative disease due to ageing and improved survival.…
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Functional disease was most prevalent in men, while rheumatic disease was most prevalent in women. China’s VHD profile reflects persistence of rheumatic disease alongside increasing degenerative disease due to ageing and improved survival. Functional, degenerative, and rheumatic disease were the leading overall aetiologies of VHD in the cohort. Mitral regurgitation was mostly functional or ischaemic. Aortic stenosis and aortic regurgitation were mainly degenerative in origin.