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Association between degenerative aortic valve disease and long-term exposure to cardiovascular risk factors: Results of the longitudinal population-based KORA/MONICA survey.
Eur. Heart J. 30, 2044-2053 (2009)
Degenerative aortic valve disease (DAVD), a common finding in the elderly, is associated with an increased risk of death due to cardiovascular causes. Taking advantage of its longitudinal design, this study evaluates the prevalence of DAVD and its temporal associations with long-term exposure to cardiovascular risk factors in the general population. We studied 953 subjects (aged 25-74 years) from a random sample of German residents. Risk factors had been determined at a baseline investigation in 1994/95. At a follow-up investigation, 10 years later, standardized echocardiography determined aortic valve morphology and aortic valve area (AVA) as well as left ventricular geometry and function. At the follow-up study, the overall prevalence of DAVD was 28%. In logistic regression models adjusting for traditional cardiovascular risk factors at baseline age (OR 2.0 [1.7-2.3] per 10 years, P < 0.001), active smoking (OR 1.7 [1.1-2.4], P = 0.009) and elevated total cholesterol levels (OR 1.2 [1.1-1.3] per increase of 20 mg/dL, P < 0.001) were significantly related to DAVD at follow-up. Furthermore, age, baseline status of smoking, and total cholesterol level were significant predictors of a smaller AVA at follow-up study. In contrast, hypertension and obesity had no detectable relationship with long-term changes of aortic valve structure. In the general population we observed a high prevalence of DAVD that is associated with long-term exposure to elevated cholesterol levels and active smoking. These findings strengthen the notion that smoking cessation and cholesterol lowering are promising treatment targets for prevention of DAVD.
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Publication type
Article: Journal article
Document type
Scientific Article
Keywords
Epidemiology; Degenerative aortic valve disease; Risk factor; Cholesterol; Smoking; left-ventricular mass; clinical-significance; fibrous skeleton; lowering therapy; pomerania ship; stenosis; progression; calcification; health; echocardiography
ISSN (print) / ISBN
0195-668X
e-ISSN
1522-9645
Journal
European Heart Journal
Quellenangaben
Volume: 30,
Issue: 16,
Pages: 2044-2053
Publisher
Oxford University Press
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Peer reviewed
Institute(s)
Institute of Epidemiology (EPI)