Korean Valve Survey: Is This Just the Beginning? What Is the Next Step?

Abstract

Management of VHD has been subject to significant changes. Recently, non-surgical treatment options such as transcatheter intervention are emerging in the treatment of VHD. This development increased the need for surveillance of the changing epidemiology of VHD, which is critical to advance clinical practice. A large-scale national study evaluated the epidemiology of VHD and current treatments, including intervention and medical treatment.4)5) However, there have been no studies on the epidemiology of VHD in Korea.