Researchers identify rising incidence of valvular heart diseases in New York state
Thursday, December 2, 2010 - 10:30
in Health & Medicine
The incidence of hospitalization and treatment for heart valve diseases in New York State has constantly and progressively risen since the early 1980s, according to research presented at the recent meeting of the American Heart Association (AHA) by SUNY Downstate Medical Center. The study results were published in a supplement to the AHA journal, Circulation.