The mitral and aortic valves are most often affected by heart valve disease. Some of the more common heart valve diseases include:
Heart Valve Disease
Symptoms and Causes ...
Heart Valve Diseases
Heart Valve Repair or Replacement Surgery
Heat-Related Illnesses (Heat Cramps, Heat Exhaustion, Heat Stroke) ...
Heart valve diseases that may be treated by heart valve surgery include:
Aortic valve disease
Mitral valve disease
Pulmonary valve disease
Tricuspid valve disease ...
Heart Valve Diseases
High Blood Pressure/Hypertension
History of Stroke
Lifestyle Changes ...
Each of these heart valve diseases is a correctable cause of heart failure. Because of this, prompt recognition of heart valve disease may be critical. After the disease progresses, it can be more difficult to treat.
By:
Healthwise Staff ...
People with some heart valve diseases may receive antibiotics before and after the test to prevent infection. Outpatients must plan to have someone take them home after the test, because they will be woozy and unable to drive.
Infants and children: ...
Heart valve diseases can cause the heart muscle to enlarge which can trigger abnormal electrical activity. For example, AF is a common complication of mitral valve disease.
High blood pressure can put strain on the heart and cause arrhythmias.
Heart valve diseases, including aortic valve regurgitation and mitral valve regurgitation.
Myocarditis, which is inflammation of the heart muscle. It is caused by a virus or an immune system problem.
Heart valve diseases that interfere with the direction of blood flow in the heart
Overactive thyroid gland (hyperthyroidism)
Chest surgery
Chest trauma
Excessive intake of ‘social' drugs such as caffeine and alcohol ...
heart valve diseases, such as severe aortic stenosis - a narrowing of the outflow valve of the heart.
thickening of the heart muscle - hypertrophy - which can occur in patients with high blood pressure over several years.
Congenital Heart Defects (MedlinePlus)
Heart Murmurs and Other Sounds (MedlinePlus)
Heart Valve Diseases (MedlinePlus)
Clinical Trials ...
Heart valve diseases are fairly common. Aortic stenosis, or narrowing of the aortic valve, is the most common valve disease in the elderly.
Transient ischemic attacks (TIA) or strokes can occur if blood flow to the brain is disrupted.
 See also: Heart Attack, Heart Disease, Surgery, Symptom, Heart failure
  
|
RSS
