Impact of valvular heart disease on activities of daily living of nonagenarians: the leiden 85-plus study a population based study

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Data on the prevalence of valvular heart disease in very old individuals are scarce and based mostly on in-hospital series. In addition, the potential detrimental effect of valvular heart disease on the activities of daily living is...

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Main Authors: Westendorp Rudi G, Blauw Gerard J, Gussekloo Jacobijn, Bax Jeroen J, Delgado Victoria, van Bemmel Thomas, Holman Eduard R
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2010-04-01
Series:BMC Geriatrics
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2318/10/17