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**Valve leaflet or chordae tendineae rupture | **Valve leaflet or chordae tendineae rupture | ||
**Heart failure due to mitral or aortic valve regurgitation that cannot be managed with medical therapy alone | **Heart failure due to mitral or aortic valve regurgitation that cannot be managed with medical therapy alone | ||
==Contraindications== | ==Contraindications== |
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief:
Overview
Surgical intervention is not recommended for the management of [disease name].
OR
Surgery is not the first-line treatment option for patients with [disease name]. Surgery is usually reserved for patients with either [indication 1], [indication 2], and [indication 3]
OR
The mainstay of treatment for [disease name] is medical therapy. Surgery is usually reserved for patients with either [indication 1], [indication 2], and/or [indication 3].
OR
The feasibility of surgery depends on the stage of [malignancy] at diagnosis.
OR
Surgery is the mainstay of treatment for [disease or malignancy].
Surgery
- The mainstay of treatment for rheumatic fever is medical therapy. Surgery is usually reserved for patients with either:
- Valve leaflet or chordae tendineae rupture
- Heart failure due to mitral or aortic valve regurgitation that cannot be managed with medical therapy alone