Silver Book

Silver Book Fact

Survival rates for SAS patients without treatment

Fact image

Clark M, Arnold S, Duhay F, Thompson A, et al. Five-Year Clinical and Economic Outcomes Among Patients with Medically Managed Severe Aortic Stenosis: Results from a Medicare claims analysis. Circulation: Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes. 2012; 5(5). http://circoutcomes.ahajournals.org/content/5/5/697

Reference

Title
Five-Year Clinical and Economic Outcomes Among Patients with Medically Managed Severe Aortic Stenosis: Results from a Medicare claims analysis
Publication
Circulation: Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes
Publication Date
2012
Authors
Clark M, Arnold S, Duhay F, Thompson A, et al.
Volume & Issue
Volume 5, Issue 5
URL
Read Full Resource

Categories

  • Human Burden

Publications

Silver Book: Valve Disease Fact Sheet

 https://www.silverbook.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/SB-TN.jpg Thumbnail

Related Facts

  • Hospital Discharges from Heart Valve Disease in 2010*
     
  • 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).  
  • 2016 prevalence of Americans 65+ who had AVD
    In 2016, an estimated 5.2 million U.S. adults ages 65+ had aortic valve disease (AVD).   Note: Alliance for Aging Research generated statistic, based on 2005 percentage prevalence estimates by Bach et al. 2007  
  • Survival rates for SAS patients without treatment
     
  • Increased hospital admissions and prolonged length of stay for patients who do not undergo treatment
    Medicare severe symptomatic aortic stenosis (sSAS) patients who do not undergo treatment have an average of 1.9 hospital admissions per year and prolonged lengths of stay — 11.5 hospital days…