Cumulative burden of clinically significant aortic stenosis in community-dwelling older adults

Current estimates of aortic stenosis (AS) frequency have mostly relied on cross-sectional echocardiographic or longitudinal administrative data, making understanding of AS burden incomplete. We performed case adjudications to evaluate the frequency of AS and assess differences by age, sex and race in an older cohort with long-term follow-up.We developed case-capture methods using study echocardiograms, procedure and diagnosis codes, heart...