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| Web Pages |
| The Cleveland Clinic Foundation |
| A guide explaining heart valve disease including diagnosing and types of surgery available. |
| 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. |
| King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre |
| An extensive look at what valvular heart disease is, as well as the diagnosing and treatment. |
| Valvular Disorders of the Heart |
| Overview of the valves of the heart, aortic regurgitation, aortic stenosis, mitral regurgitation, mitral stenosis, tricuspid regurgitation, tricuspid stenosis, pulmonic regurgitation, pulmonic stenosis, echocardiography, prosthetic valves and anticoagulation. |
| Medtronic |
| Explains what heart valves are and how problem valves can be treated. Planning for the future and further resources available. |
| One Valve For Life |
| 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 John P. Robarts Research Institute Heart Valve Lab |
| An introduction to the Heart Valve Lab. Details on what valves are, about valve surgery and heart valve questions and answers. |
| Stress Management Corner |
| A discussion about low blood volume, often associated with mitral valve prolapse. |
| Texas Medical Center: Types of Valve Disease |
| A look at both stenosis and regurgitation of mitral valves, aortic valves, tricuspid valves and pulmonary valves. For each one causes, symptoms and signs are looked at. |
| Guidelines for the Management of Patients With Valvular Heart Disease |
| From the American Heart Association, covers all the valve diseases, infective endocarditis, pregnancy, adolescents and young adults, prosthetic heart valves and coronary artery disease. |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| St. Jude Medical |
| Information on how heart valves work, heart sounds, and types and causes of valvular disease. |