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ReviewJACC. Asia2025

Epidemiology of Valvular Heart Disease in Asia Pacific Region.

Kent Chak-Yu So, Jonathan Yap, Guang-Yuan Song, Karl Poon, Shih-Hsien Sung, Mann Chandavimol, Kentaro Hayashida, Duk-Woo Park, See-Hooi Ewe, Mi Chen and 17 more

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Review in JACC. Asia, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 16 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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16citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

16 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

27 authors.

Kent Chak-Yu SoDivision of Cardiology, Department of Medicine and Therapeutics, Prince of Wales Hospital, Chinese University of Hong Kong, HKSAR, China. Electronic address: kentso987@gmail.com.
Jonathan YapDepartment of Cardiology, National Heart Centre Singapore, Singapore; Duke-NUS Medical School, Singapore. Electronic address: https://twitter.com/Jonyap88.
Guang-Yuan SongInterventional Center of Valvular Heart Disease, Beijing Anzhen Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China.
Karl PoonThe Prince Charles Hospital, Brisbane, Australia.
Shih-Hsien SungCardiovascular Research Center, College of Medicine, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, Taipei, Taiwan.
Mann ChandavimolDivision of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Ramathibodi Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand.
Kentaro HayashidaDepartment of Cardiology, Keio University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan.
Duk-Woo ParkDivision of Cardiology, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea; Department of Radiology and Research Institute of Radiology, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
See-Hooi EweDepartment of Cardiology, National Heart Centre Singapore, Singapore; Duke-NUS Medical School, Singapore.
Mi ChenDepartment of Structure Heart Center, Fuwai Yunnan Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Kunming, Yunnan, China. Electronic address: https://twitter.com/MiChen__.
Vyanne Hei-Tung ChanDivision of Cardiology, Department of Medicine and Therapeutics, Prince of Wales Hospital, Chinese University of Hong Kong, HKSAR, China.
Juri IwataDepartment of Cardiology, Keio University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan.
Tarinee TangcharoenDivision of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Ramathibodi Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand.
Paul TernDepartment of Cardiology, National Heart Centre Singapore, Singapore.
Han-Su ParkDivision of Cardiology, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea; Department of Radiology and Research Institute of Radiology, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
Mirvat AlasnagCardiac Center, King Fahd Armed Forces Hospital, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. Electronic address: https://twitter.com/mirvatalasnag.
Yohei OhnoDepartment of Cardiology, Tokai University School of Medicine, Isehara, Japan. Electronic address: https://twitter.com/OhnoTuri.
Jimmy Kim Fatt HonNational University Heart Centre, National University of Singapore, Singapore.
Rohan BhagwandeenJohn Hunter Hospital, Newcastle, Australia.
Minoru TabataDepartment of Cardiovascular Surgery, Juntendo University Hospital, Tokyo, Japan. Electronic address: https://twitter.com/_MinoruTabata.
Alex Pui-Wai LeeDivision of Cardiology, Department of Medicine and Therapeutics, Prince of Wales Hospital, Chinese University of Hong Kong, HKSAR, China. Electronic address: https://twitter.com/AlexLee_MD.
Hasan JilaihawiSmidt Heart Institute, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, California, USA. Electronic address: https://twitter.com/TheLADoctor.
Dee Dee WangSection for Structural and Valvular Heart Disease, NCH Heart Institute, Naples, Florida, USA. Electronic address: https://twitter.com/DeeDeeWangMD.
Gilbert H L TangDepartment of Cardiovascular Surgery, Mount Sinai Health System, New York, New York, USA. Electronic address: https://twitter.com/GilbertTangMD.
D Scott LimDivision of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada; Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiology, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia, USA.
Thomas ModineBordeaux University Hospital, Bordeaux, France. Electronic address: https://twitter.com/modine_thomas.
Yat-Yin LamCentral Medical, Hong Kong. Electronic address: https://twitter.com/yylam_lam.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Valvular heart disease poses a significant health burden in the Asia-Pacific region, with its epidemiology varying widely across countries caused by diverse socioeconomic and health care situations. Rheumatic heart disease remains prevalent, especially in low- to middle-income areas, while degenerative valvular diseases are emerging in developed regions caused by an aging population. Significant disparities in access to health care and intervention result in variable clinical outcomes. In the past decade, transcatheter interventions have revolutionized the management of patients with valvular heart disease globally. In the Asia-Pacific region, the uptake and development of transcatheter valvular interventions has been slow until recent years. Continued collaboration across the Asia-Pacific region is essential to mitigate the impact of the upcoming surge of valvular heart disease in this diverse and rapidly changing area.

Indexed as

Asia Pacificdegenerative valve diseasediagnosisepidemiologyrheumatic heart diseasevalvular heart disease

Identifiers

PMID40396937
PMCPMC12287747

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