Connected Facts

Mitral Valve Disease

Mitral valve disease is present in 5.1% of the population ages 65 and older.

Age - A Major Risk Factor

Valve Disease

Risk of heart valve disease increases with age

Between the ages of 18 and 44, less than 1% of the U.S. population has heart valve disease. This increases to 8.5% between ages 65 and 74, and 13.2% after age 75.

Age - A Major Risk Factor, Human Burden

Valve Disease

Prevalence estimates for heart valve disease are likely low.

A U.K. population screening found previously undetected heart valve disease in 1 in 2 adults ages 65+.

Aortic Stenosis

Aortic stenosis often undertreated

Cost of Disease

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• Five-year health care resource use in medically managed SAS patients

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• Detection rate of heart murmurs

  More than 40% of heart murmurs — detected with a stethoscope and sometimes the first sign of heart valve disease (HVD) — are missed by family practitioners.  [ Get More Details ]

• 1 and 6-month mortality rates without treatment for sSAS

  Waiting for treatment for severe symptomatic aortic stenosis (sSAS) can be deadly, with 1-month mortality at 3.7% and 6-month mortality at 11.6% (measured from the time intervention was recommended).  [ Get More Details ]

• Survival Rates Over 5 Years for Patients with Medically Managed Severe Aortic Stenosis

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• SAS patient hospitalization costs

  Symptomatic aortic stenosis (SAS) patients who do not undergo treatment cost Medicare as much as $1.3 billion each year due to rehospitalization, prolonged stays, admissions to skilled nursing facilities, and…  [ Get More Details ]