Heart Valve Disease Awareness Survey 2017: what did we achieve since 2015?

Autor: Philip Macarthy, Luise Gaede, Pepe Zamorano, Helge Möllmann, Lars Aarberge, Francesco Musumeci, George Brandon Bravo Bruinsma
Rok vydání: 2018
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Zdroj: Clinical Research in Cardiology. 108:61-67
ISSN: 1861-0692
1861-0684
DOI: 10.1007/s00392-018-1312-5
Popis: The 2015 Heart Valve Disease Awareness Survey showed a low knowledge and awareness about heart valve disease in the general population despite its high prevalence and morbidity. The 2017 survey was conducted to re-evaluate concern and knowledge about heart valve disease after 2 years of rapidly increasing patient numbers presenting with heart valve disease. A total of 12,820 people aged 60 years or older in 11 European countries took part in the survey. While the number of people concerned most about heart valve disease increased significantly (2015:1.7% vs. 2017:2.1%; p
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