Web Directory

» Guidelines for the Management of Patients With Valvular Heart Disease
   A report of the American College of Cardiology and American Heart Association Task Force on Practice Guidelines.
   http://circ.ahajournals.org/cgi/content/full/98/18/1949

» Heart Point
   A lot to be found here, including regurgitation, causes of valvular disease, therapy and surgeries available. An excellent diagram of regurgitant mitral valve in motion is shown.
   http://www.heartpoint.com/valvularheartdx.html

» One Valve For Life
   Details on mechanical heart valves and tissue valves. Highlights patient stories and features information on valve durability, hemodynamic performance, operative risk and life expectancy.
   http://www.onevalveforlife.com

» St. Jude Medical
   Information on how heart valves work, heart sounds, and types and causes of valvular disease.
   http://www.sjm.com/conditions/conditionindex.aspx

» Stress Management Corner
   A discussion about low blood volume, often associated with mitral valve prolapse.
   http://www.tmius.com/smcorn26.HTML

» The Merck Manual
   Looks at stenosis and regurgitation for aortic, mitral and tricuspid valves, their symptoms and signs, diagnosis and treatment. A look at pulmonary valves and idiopathic hypertrophic subaortic stenosis.
   http://www.merck.com/mkgr/mmg/sec11/ch89/ch89a.jsp

» euroSCORE for Patients
   Provides an interactive tool that allows a patient to work out their own risk for all forms of cardiac surgery such as valve surgery.
   http://www.euroscore.org/patienteuroscore2.html