Silver Book: Valve Disease Fact Sheet

As many as 11.6 million Americans in the U.S. have heart valve disease (HVD), and more than 1 in 10 adults ages 75 and older have HVD. Thankfully, the HVD field has experienced tremendous advances in improving survival, recovery, and quality of life for patients.

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Aortic stenosis often undertreated
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>40% of heart murmurs missed by family practitioners
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6 in 10 heart valve patients didn’t have or recognize symptoms
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>2/3 of heart valve disease patients knew little to nothing about it before their diagnosis
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30% of Americans ages 65+ know nothing about heart valve disease
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3 out of 4 Americans know little to nothing about heart valve disease
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Projections of significant heart valve disease in 65+ U.K. population
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TAVR improves quality of life in SAS patients
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Survival rates of patients ages 65-75 with valve repair and replacement
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From approval in 2011 through 2015 >54,000 TAVRs were performed in 418 centers in 48 states
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Patients with severe MR who don’t have surgery have mortality rates of 20% after 1-year and 50% after 5-years
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Every year more than 25,000 Americans die of heart valve disease
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Survival rates of SAS patients ages 80+ with and without SAVR
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In 2010, ~67,500 SAVRs were performed in the U.S.
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Satisfaction rates of heart valve disease patients with their treatment
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Survival rates for SAS patients without treatment
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Medicare patients with sSAS have an average lifespan of 1.8 years without repair or replacement
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Survival rates for patients with sSAS without repair or replacement
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Total medical costs per patient with medically managed SAS
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Total cost of heart valve disease in the U.S.
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Prevalence of heart valve disease
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~8.7 to 11.6 million people in the U.S. have heart valve disease
Alliance for Aging Research generated statistics, based on year 2000 percentage prevalence estimates by Nkomo et al. 2006 AND Bach et al. 2007 AND U.S. Census 2016 [ Get More Details ]

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Silver Book: Valve Disease Fact Sheet

25 Matching Facts

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Aortic stenosis often undertreated

>40% of heart murmurs missed by family practitioners

6 in 10 heart valve patients didn’t have or recognize symptoms

>2/3 of heart valve disease patients knew little to nothing about it before their diagnosis

30% of Americans ages 65+ know nothing about heart valve disease

3 out of 4 Americans know little to nothing about heart valve disease

Projections of significant heart valve disease in 65+ U.K. population

TAVR improves quality of life in SAS patients

Survival rates of patients ages 65-75 with valve repair and replacement

From approval in 2011 through 2015 >54,000 TAVRs were performed in 418 centers in 48 states

Patients with severe MR who don’t have surgery have mortality rates of 20% after 1-year and 50% after 5-years

Every year more than 25,000 Americans die of heart valve disease

Survival rates of SAS patients ages 80+ with and without SAVR

In 2010, ~67,500 SAVRs were performed in the U.S.

Satisfaction rates of heart valve disease patients with their treatment

Survival rates for SAS patients without treatment

Medicare patients with sSAS have an average lifespan of 1.8 years without repair or replacement

Survival rates for patients with sSAS without repair or replacement

Total medical costs per patient with medically managed SAS

Total cost of heart valve disease in the U.S.

Prevalence of heart valve disease

~8.7 to 11.6 million people in the U.S. have heart valve disease

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