%0 Journal Article %T Growing importance of valvular heart disease in the elderly %A Chen, Yan %A Yiu, Kai-Hang %J Journal of Thoracic Disease %D 2016 %B 2016 %9 %! Growing importance of valvular heart disease in the elderly %K %X Valvular heart disease (VHD) which defines as structural or functional abnormality of cardiac valve, is a major health problem and presence of severe VHD may be the important cause of disability, reduced quality of life, cardiac dysfunction and premature mortality from cardiovascular disease. The etiology of VHD may be congenital, acquired, or both. Acquired VHD may be rheumatic or nonrheumatic origin. %U https://jtd.amegroups.org/article/view/11186 %V 8 %N 12 %P E1701-E1703 %@ 2077-6624