Alerting trends in epidemiology for calcific aortic valve disease, 1990–2019: An age–period–cohort analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019

Abstract

Although CAVD mortality reduction was observed globally, unfavourable period, and cohort effects were found in many countries. Increase of mortality rate among the population ≥85 years was the common challenge across all SDI quintiles, stressing the necessity to further improve health care for CAVD patients worldwide.