Valvular heart disease other diagnostic studies

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Valvular heart disease Microchapters

Patient Information

Classification

Aortic stenosis
Aortic regurgitation
Mitral stenosis
Mitral valve prolapse
Mitral regurgitation
Tricuspid stenosis
Tricuspid regurgitation
Pulmonary stenosis
Pulmonary regurgitation

Differential Diagnosis

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Overview

Exercise Testing

2014 AHA/ACC Guideline for the Management of Patients With Valvular Heart Disease: Executive Summary[1]

Class IIa
"1. Exercise testing is reasonable in selected patients with asymptomatic severe valvular heart disease to confirm the absence of symptoms, assess the hemodynamic response to exercise and to determine the prognosis. (Level of Evidence: B)"

References

  1. Nishimura RA, Otto CM, Bonow RO, Carabello BA, Erwin JP, Guyton RA; et al. (2014). "2014 AHA/ACC Guideline for the Management of Patients With Valvular Heart Disease: Executive Summary: A Report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Task Force on Practice Guidelines". Circulation. doi:10.1161/CIR.0000000000000029. PMID 24589852.

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