Characteristics, interventions and outcomes of patients with valvular heart disease hospitalised in China: a cross-sectional study
Huang X, Dhruva SS, Yuan X, Bai X, Lu Y, Yan X, Liu J, Li W, Hu D, Ji R, Gao M, Miao F, Li J, Ge J, Krumholz HM, Li J. Characteristics, interventions and outcomes of patients with valvular heart disease hospitalised in China: a cross-sectional study. BMJ Open 2021, 11: e052946. PMID: 34732492, PMCID: PMC8572400, DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2021-052946.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSevere valvular heart diseaseValvular heart diseaseHigh operative riskRheumatic originValve interventionHospital outcomesOperative riskCommon etiologyPrimary diagnosisHeart diseaseSeverity of VHDTypes of VHDCommon valvular heart diseaseMultivariable logistic regression analysisDegenerative valvular heart diseaseOutcomes of patientsCross-sectional studyLogistic regression analysisTwo-stage random sampling designClinical characteristicsFrequent etiologyPredominant etiologyTricuspid regurgitationAdult patientsPatient characteristics