Characteristics, interventions and outcomes of patients with valvular heart disease hospitalised in China: a cross-sectional study

Objectives Little is known about contemporary characteristics and management of valvular heart disease (VHD) in China. This study aimed to examine the clinical characteristics, aetiology and type of VHD, interventions and in-hospital outcomes of patients with VHD hospitalised in China.Methods We use...

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Main Authors: Jing Li, Wei Li, Xueke Bai, Yuan Lu, Harlan M Krumholz, Xinghe Huang, Xiaofang Yan, Jiaying Li, Sanket S Dhruva, Jiamin Liu, Min Gao, Xin Yuan, Danli Hu, Runqing Ji, Fengyu Miao, Jinzhuo Ge
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author Jing Li
Wei Li
Xueke Bai
Yuan Lu
Harlan M Krumholz
Xinghe Huang
Xiaofang Yan
Jiaying Li
Sanket S Dhruva
Jiamin Liu
Min Gao
Xin Yuan
Danli Hu
Runqing Ji
Fengyu Miao
Jinzhuo Ge
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Wei Li
Xueke Bai
Yuan Lu
Harlan M Krumholz
Xinghe Huang
Xiaofang Yan
Jiaying Li
Sanket S Dhruva
Jiamin Liu
Min Gao
Xin Yuan
Danli Hu
Runqing Ji
Fengyu Miao
Jinzhuo Ge
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description Objectives Little is known about contemporary characteristics and management of valvular heart disease (VHD) in China. This study aimed to examine the clinical characteristics, aetiology and type of VHD, interventions and in-hospital outcomes of patients with VHD hospitalised in China.Methods We used a two-stage random sampling design to create a nationally representative sample of patients with VHD hospitalised in 2015 in China and included adult patients with mild, moderate or severe VHD. We abstracted data from medical records, including echocardiogram reports, on patient characteristics, aetiology, type and severity of VHD, interventions and in-hospital outcomes. We weighted our findings to estimate nationally representative hospitalisations. We performed multivariable logistic regression analysis to identify factors associated with valve intervention.Results In 2015, 38 841 patients with VHD were hospitalised in 188 randomly sampled hospitals, representing 662 384 inpatients with VHD in China. We sampled 9363 patients, mean age 68.7 years (95% CI 42.2 to 95.2) and 46.8% (95% CI 45.8% to 47.8%) male, with an echocardiogram. Degenerative origin was the predominant aetiology overall (33.3%, 95% CI 32.3% to 34.3%), while rheumatic origin was the most frequent aetiology among patients with VHD as the primary diagnosis (37.4%, 95% CI 35.9% to 38.8%). Rheumatic origin was also the most common aetiology among patients with moderate or severe VHD (27.3%, 95% CI 25.6% to 29.0% and 33.6%, 95% CI 31.9% to 35.2%, respectively). The most common VHD was mitral regurgitation (79.1%, 95% CI 78.2% to 79.9%), followed by tricuspid regurgitation (77.4%, 95% CI 76.5% to 78.2%). Among patients with a primary diagnosis of severe VHD who were admitted to facilities capable of valve intervention, 35.6% (95% CI 33.1% to 38.1%) underwent valve intervention during the hospitalisation. The likelihood of intervention decreased significantly among patients with higher operative risk.Conclusions Among patients with VHD hospitalised in China, the predominant aetiology was degenerative in origin; among patients with moderate or severe VHD, rheumatic origin was the most common aetiology. Targeted strategies and policies should be promoted to address degenerative VHD. Patients with severe VHD may be undertreated, particularly those with high operative risk.
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spelling doaj-art-ce0383c47c6e4aff91bdd2c4bf33c70d2025-08-20T02:41:14ZengBMJ Publishing GroupBMJ Open2044-60552021-11-01111110.1136/bmjopen-2021-052946Characteristics, interventions and outcomes of patients with valvular heart disease hospitalised in China: a cross-sectional studyJing Li0Wei Li1Xueke Bai2Yuan Lu3Harlan M Krumholz4Xinghe Huang5Xiaofang Yan6Jiaying Li7Sanket S Dhruva8Jiamin Liu9Min Gao10Xin Yuan11Danli Hu12Runqing Ji13Fengyu Miao14Jinzhuo Ge151 Department of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Peking Union Medical College, National Clinical Research Center for Dermatologic and Immunologic Diseases (NCRC-DID), Ministry of Science & Technology, State Key Laboratory of Complex Severe and Rare Diseases, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Key Laboratory of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Ministry of Education, Beijing, ChinaDepartment of Oncology, The First Affiliated Hospital with Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, ChinaNational Clinical Research Center for Cardiovascular Diseases, Fuwai Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, National Center for Cardiovascular Diseases, Beijing, People`s Republic of ChinaSection of Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Yale University, New Haven, CT, USASection of Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut, USAFuwai Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Shenzhen, People`s Republic of ChinaNational Clinical Research Center for Cardiovascular Diseases, Fuwai Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, National Center for Cardiovascular Diseases, Beijing, People`s Republic of China1 Shanghai Municipal Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, People`s Republic of ChinaDepartment of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco School of Medicine and Section of Cardiology, San Francisco Veterans Affairs Medical Center, San Francisco, California, USANational Clinical Research Center for Cardiovascular Diseases, Fuwai Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, National Center for Cardiovascular Diseases, Beijing, People`s Republic of ChinaNational Clinical Research Center for Cardiovascular Diseases, Fuwai Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, National Center for Cardiovascular Diseases, Beijing, People`s Republic of China2 School of Management, Hefei University of Technology, Hefei, Anhui, ChinaNational Clinical Research Center for Cardiovascular Diseases, Fuwai Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, National Center for Cardiovascular Diseases, Beijing, People`s Republic of ChinaNational Clinical Research Center for Cardiovascular Diseases, Fuwai Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, National Center for Cardiovascular Diseases, Beijing, People`s Republic of ChinaNational Clinical Research Center for Cardiovascular Diseases, Fuwai Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, National Center for Cardiovascular Diseases, Beijing, People`s Republic of ChinaNational Clinical Research Center for Cardiovascular Diseases, Fuwai Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, National Center for Cardiovascular Diseases, Beijing, People`s Republic of ChinaObjectives Little is known about contemporary characteristics and management of valvular heart disease (VHD) in China. This study aimed to examine the clinical characteristics, aetiology and type of VHD, interventions and in-hospital outcomes of patients with VHD hospitalised in China.Methods We used a two-stage random sampling design to create a nationally representative sample of patients with VHD hospitalised in 2015 in China and included adult patients with mild, moderate or severe VHD. We abstracted data from medical records, including echocardiogram reports, on patient characteristics, aetiology, type and severity of VHD, interventions and in-hospital outcomes. We weighted our findings to estimate nationally representative hospitalisations. We performed multivariable logistic regression analysis to identify factors associated with valve intervention.Results In 2015, 38 841 patients with VHD were hospitalised in 188 randomly sampled hospitals, representing 662 384 inpatients with VHD in China. We sampled 9363 patients, mean age 68.7 years (95% CI 42.2 to 95.2) and 46.8% (95% CI 45.8% to 47.8%) male, with an echocardiogram. Degenerative origin was the predominant aetiology overall (33.3%, 95% CI 32.3% to 34.3%), while rheumatic origin was the most frequent aetiology among patients with VHD as the primary diagnosis (37.4%, 95% CI 35.9% to 38.8%). Rheumatic origin was also the most common aetiology among patients with moderate or severe VHD (27.3%, 95% CI 25.6% to 29.0% and 33.6%, 95% CI 31.9% to 35.2%, respectively). The most common VHD was mitral regurgitation (79.1%, 95% CI 78.2% to 79.9%), followed by tricuspid regurgitation (77.4%, 95% CI 76.5% to 78.2%). Among patients with a primary diagnosis of severe VHD who were admitted to facilities capable of valve intervention, 35.6% (95% CI 33.1% to 38.1%) underwent valve intervention during the hospitalisation. The likelihood of intervention decreased significantly among patients with higher operative risk.Conclusions Among patients with VHD hospitalised in China, the predominant aetiology was degenerative in origin; among patients with moderate or severe VHD, rheumatic origin was the most common aetiology. Targeted strategies and policies should be promoted to address degenerative VHD. Patients with severe VHD may be undertreated, particularly those with high operative risk.https://bmjopen.bmj.com/content/11/11/e052946.full
spellingShingle Jing Li
Wei Li
Xueke Bai
Yuan Lu
Harlan M Krumholz
Xinghe Huang
Xiaofang Yan
Jiaying Li
Sanket S Dhruva
Jiamin Liu
Min Gao
Xin Yuan
Danli Hu
Runqing Ji
Fengyu Miao
Jinzhuo Ge
Characteristics, interventions and outcomes of patients with valvular heart disease hospitalised in China: a cross-sectional study
BMJ Open
title Characteristics, interventions and outcomes of patients with valvular heart disease hospitalised in China: a cross-sectional study
title_full Characteristics, interventions and outcomes of patients with valvular heart disease hospitalised in China: a cross-sectional study
title_fullStr Characteristics, interventions and outcomes of patients with valvular heart disease hospitalised in China: a cross-sectional study
title_full_unstemmed Characteristics, interventions and outcomes of patients with valvular heart disease hospitalised in China: a cross-sectional study
title_short Characteristics, interventions and outcomes of patients with valvular heart disease hospitalised in China: a cross-sectional study
title_sort characteristics interventions and outcomes of patients with valvular heart disease hospitalised in china a cross sectional study
url https://bmjopen.bmj.com/content/11/11/e052946.full
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