Aortic Valve Valvular Heart Disease Cardiovascular Disorders

Aortic Valve Valvular Heart Disease Cardiovascular Disorders

Valve between the left ventricle and the aorta that prevents blood from flowing from the aorta back into the heart.

See Also:

Heart Matters - A look at the symptoms, diagnosis and etiology of both stenosis and regurgitation of the aortic valve.
Rush Children's Heart Center - A definition and discussion on incidence, effects, progression, treatment and complications of aortic stenosis.
eMedicine Health - Consumer health resource center providing information on causes, symptoms, and treatment option of aortic aneurysms.
American Heart Association - Defines aortic regurgitation and looks at the causes and what should be done.
Aortic Valve Disease - A look at stenosis and regurgitation of this valve.
Royal Children's Hospital: Aortic Stenosis - Description and treatment, including pictures.
MedlinePlus: Aortic Insufficiency - A look at the condition and its alternative names, causes, incidence and risk factors.
MedlinePlus: Aortic Stenosis - Information about this disorder and its causes, risk factors and incidence.
Cardiothoracic Surgery Notes - A look at the types of disease of the aortic valve, incompetence, symptoms, diagnosis, natural history of stenosis and regurgitation. Facts about replacement surgery, the survival statistics and risk factors post operation.

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