Valvular heart disease
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Tarek Nafee, M.D. [2]
Valvular heart disease Microchapters |
Overview
Classification
Valvular heart diseases are typically classified according to the valve that is affected as well as the nature of the pathological defect as follows:
Differential Diagnosis
Clinicians may differentiate among different valvular heart diseases on the basis of the characteristics of the murmur and collecting a thorough patient history, as shown in the following table:
Valvular Disease | Common causes | Murmur Description | |||
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Low/High
Frequency |
Systolic/Diastolic
Murmur |
Best Heard Location | Other Features | ||
Aortic stenosis |
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Aortic regurgitation |
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Mitral stenosis |
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Mitral regurgitation |
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Mitral valve prolapse |
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Tricuspid stenosis | [null Insert paragraph] | Low | Diastolic | Lower Left Sternal Border | |
Tricuspid regurgitation | Low | Pansystolic | Mid Sternal Border | ||
Pulmonary stenosis | |||||
Pulmonary regurgitation |
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