Learn about valvular heart disease and related disorders: aortic stenosis, aortic valve prolapse, mitral valve prolaspe, mitral valve stenosis, and tricuspid valve disease. Explains the definitions, causes, symptoms, diagnostic procedures, and treatments of each disorder.
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American Family Physician - Valvular Heart Disease
Gives a review and update dated June 1, 2001. Covers the types of valve diseases, the physical exam, echocardiography, and the management of each.
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Aortic Dissection
The Vascular Disease Foundation provides an article describing this disorder. It covers the symptoms, risk factors, diagnosis, and treatment.
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Cleveland Clinic - Types of Valve Disease
Covers the symptoms, diagnosing, heart murmurs, infective endocarditis, mitral valve prolapse, tricuspid valve disease, and bicuspid aortic valve disease.
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Encyclopedia of Surgery - Mitral Valve Repair
Gives a definition and the purpose, a description, details about mitral commissurotomy, chordae tendineae repair, and annuloplasty, preparation and diagnosis, and after care.
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Heart Point: Valvular Heart Disease
Includes a detailed overview of the disorder.
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John Ritter Foundation
Since the death of actor John Ritter from aortic aneurysm, his widow and family work to raise awareness of the disease, and empower the public to seek necessary testing.
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Johns Hopkins Medicine - Valvular Heart Disease
Contains an overview including the symptoms, causes, prevents, diagnosis, treatment, and the surgeries performed.
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MedicineNet - Heart Valve Disease
Find a definition, how the heart valves work, the types of valvular heart disease, the symptoms, diagnosis, treatment, and how to live with the disease.