Profiles of hospitalized patients with valvular heart disease: Experience of a tertiary center

Introduction: Valvular heart disease (VHD) is increasing worldwide, mostly because of aging. Percutaneous valve intervention is the preferred therapeutic option in high-risk patients. Objective: To characterize the profiles of patients with VHD admitted to the cardiology ward at a tertiary referral...

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Main Authors: Ana Fátima Esteves, Dulce Brito, Joana Rigueira, Inês Ricardo, Raquel Pires, Mónica Mendes Pedro, Fátima Veiga, Fausto Pinto
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2018-12-01
Series:Revista Portuguesa de Cardiologia
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0870255117309940