Valve Repair / Replacement

Valve Repair / Replacement - Symptoms

Valve Repair / Replacement - How to prevent?

Valve Repair / Replacement - Causes and Risk Factors

There are various reasons why one might need a valve repair or replacement, such as:

Degenerative valve disease (degeneration due to wear and tear)
Rheumatic heart disease (as a complication of rheumatic fever whereby the heart valve can be inflamed and scarred over time)
Infective endocarditis (due to bacterial or fungal infection of the heart valves)

Valve Repair / Replacement - Diagnosis

Valve Repair / Replacement - Treatments

Cardiothoracic Surgery,

Aortic Valve Repair,

Mitraclip Procedure,

Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation (TAVI)/Percutaneous Aortic Valve Replacement (PAVR),

TriClip,

TricValve,

Valvular Heart Disease

Article contributed by Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, National Heart Centre Singapore

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