The prevalence of aortic stenosis in the elderly in Iceland and predictions for the coming decades: The AGES-Reykjavík study

International Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 176, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 916-922

  Danielsen, Ragnar ^a   Aspelund, Thor ^b,c   Harris, Tamara B ^d   Gudnason, Vilmundur ^b,c  

^a LANDSPITALI UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Iceland)

^b ICELANDIC HEART ASSOCIATION   (Iceland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ICELAND   (Iceland)

^d NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON AGING   (United States)

Author keywords

Aortic valve stenosis; Elderly; Epidemiology; Future prediction; Prevalence

Indexed keywords

AGED; AGING; AORTIC VALVE STENOSIS; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GENETICS; HUMAN; ICELAND; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOLOGY; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PREVALENCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; VERY ELDERLY;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; AORTIC VALVE STENOSIS; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; ICELAND; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PREVALENCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 84908219773     PISSN: 01675273     EISSN: 18741754     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2014.08.053     Document Type: Article

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