Management of multiple valve disease

Heart. 2011 Feb;97(4):272-7. doi: 10.1136/hrt.2010.212282. Epub 2010 Dec 13.

Abstract

Multivalvular heart disease is not an uncommon situation, but the paucity of data for each specific situation does not allow the proposal of a standardised, evidence-based management strategy. This paper aims at reviewing the available evidence on the management of multivalvular disease, taking into account the interactions between different valve lesions, the diagnostic pitfalls and the strategies that should be considered in the presence of multiple valvular disease.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Adrenergic beta-Antagonists / immunology
  • Adrenergic beta-Antagonists / therapeutic use
  • Coronary Artery Bypass / methods
  • Echocardiography, Doppler
  • Heart Valve Diseases / diagnosis
  • Heart Valve Diseases / etiology
  • Heart Valve Diseases / surgery*
  • Heart Valve Prosthesis
  • Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation / methods
  • Humans
  • Rheumatic Heart Disease

Substances

  • Adrenergic beta-Antagonists