Valvular heart disease: diagnosis and management.
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| ID: sea-86101
ABSTRACT
Valvular heart disease is a leading cause of morbidity and mortality in India. Advances in both surgical and percutaneous techniques and a better understanding of timing for intervention accounts for the current increased rates of survival. Echocardiography remains the gold standard for diagnosis and periodic assessment of patients with valvular heart disease. Generally, patients with stenotic valvular lesions can be monitored clinically until symptoms appear and most can now benefit from percutaneous techniques. In contrast, patients with regurgitant valvular lesions require careful echocardiographic monitoring for left ventricular function and may require surgery even if no symptoms are present. Percutaneous therapy of valvular regurgitant lesions is yet to evolve fully.
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Asunto principal:
Insuficiencia de la Válvula Aórtica
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Válvula Pulmonar
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Fibrilación Atrial
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Válvula Tricúspide
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Índice de Severidad de la Enfermedad
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Humanos
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Enfermedades de las Válvulas Cardíacas
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Hipertensión Pulmonar
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Insuficiencia de la Válvula Mitral
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Estenosis de la Válvula Mitral
Tipo de estudio:
Estudio diagnóstico
Idioma:
Inglés
Año:
2007
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Artículo
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