Heart Valve disease Valvulopathy
Conditions
Interventions
None listed
Sponsors
OLVG
Eligibility
Age
18 Years to 64 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Group 1 (heavy users): circa 1100 pills (+- 200) in a life time Group 2 (moderate users): circa 550 pills (+- 100) in a life time Group 3 (never users): never users
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Age
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Moderate to severe valvular regurgitation (futher defined as secondary outcomes) | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| - Prevalance of heart valve abnormalities (valvulopathy) in group 1 (heavy users) and group 2 (moderate users) compared to group 3 (non-users): - Moderate aortic regurgitation - Severe aortic regurgtitation - Moderate aortic stenosis - Severe aortic stenosis - Moderate mitral regurgitation, - Severe mitral regurgitation - Moderate mitral stenosis - Severe mitral stenosis - Moderate pulmonary regurgitation - Severe pulmonary regurgitation - Moderate pulmonary regurgitation - Severe pulmonary stenosis - Moderate pulmonary stenosis - Moderate tricuspid regurgitation, - Severe tricuspid regurgitation - Moderate tricuspid stenosis - Severe tricuspid stenosis Confirmation of the hypothesis that heavy use holds a higher risk for heart valve abnormalities (in line with previous studies) | — |
Countries
Netherlands
Outcome results
None listed