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Heart Valve Disease Focus Areas

• Aortic Valve Disease
• Adult Congenital Heart Disease
• Bicuspid Aortic Valve
  
• Marfan syndrome and Related Disorders
  
• Mitral Valve Disease
• Percutaneous Aortic Valve Replacement
  
• Tricuspid Valve Disease

Heart Valve Disease Resources

• Basics
  • About the Heart
  • About Heart Valves
    
  
  
• Diseases/Conditions
  • Aortic Stenosis
  • Aortic Insufficiency/ Regurgitation
  • Aortic Aneurysm-Thoracic
  • Atherosclerosis
  • Atrial Septal Defect (ASD)
  • Chest Pain
  • Endocarditis
  • Mitral Stenosis
  • Mitral Insufficiency/ Regurgitation
  • Mitral Regurgitation-Chronic
  • Mitral Valve Prolapse
  • Patent Foramen Ovale (PFO)
  • Pulmonary Valve Stenosis
  • Tricuspid Insufficiency/ Regurgitation
  
  
• Tests
  • Atrial Fibrillation Express Test
  • Cardiac Catheterization
  • Dual Source 64 Slice CTA
  • Cardiac MRI
  • Electrocardiogram (ECG)
  • Echocardiogram
  • Event Monitor
  • Holter Monitor
  • Stress Echocardiogram
  • Transesophageal Echocardiogram (TEE)
  
  
• Treatments
  • Atrial Septal Defect (ASD) Closure
  • Heart Valve Surgery
  • Mitral Valve Surgery
    
  • Percutaneous Mitral Valvuloplasty
  • Patent Foramen Ovale (PFO) Repair
  • Tricuspid Valve Repair
  • Recovering from Heart Surgery
    
  • Warfarin (Coumadin)
    
  
  
• Patient Stories
  • See All Heart & Vascular Patient Stories
    
  
  
• Risk Reduction
  • Cardiac Rehabilitation
  • Depression
  • Exercise & Your Heart
  • Heart Healthy Nutrition
  • Risk Calculation
  • Risk Reduction
  • Smoking Cessation
  • Stress Reduction
    
    

• Drug Information
  • Prescription/Over-the-counter
    
    

• Trusted Web Sites
  • American Heart Association
  • Mended Hearts
  • MyPyramid.gov
  • National Institutes of Health
  • Society of Thoracic Surgeons