Disorder of cardiac valves caused by stenosis and obstructive blood flow or degeneration and blood regurgitation.
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- Heart Point A lot to be found here, including regurgitation, causes of valvular disease, therapy and surgeries available. An excellent diagram of regurgitant mitral valve in motion is shown.
- Guidelines for the Management of Patients With Valvular Heart Disease A report of the American College of Cardiology and American Heart Association Task Force on Practice Guidelines.
- euroSCORE for Patients Provides an interactive tool that allows a patient to work out their own risk for all forms of cardiac surgery such as valve surgery.
- Heart Valve Answers - St. Jude Medical Details on mechanical heart valves and tissue valves. Highlights patient stories and features information on valve durability, hemodynamic performance, operative risk and life expectancy.
- The Merck Manual Looks at stenosis and regurgitation for aortic, mitral and tricuspid valves, their symptoms and signs, diagnosis and treatment. A look at pulmonary valves and idiopathic hypertrophic subaortic stenosis.