British Heart Foundation at the https://www.bhf.org.uk Heart Failure Matters https://www.heartfailurematters.org/ https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/heart-failure/
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Questions about heart failure? How to find reliable information
If you want to find out more about heart failure, there are fortunately many ways of accessing information on the Internet. It is important to distinguish good and reputable sources of information from advertising and fake news. Here you…
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A Guide to Treating Your Mitral Regurgitation
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Mitral Valve Regurgitation Treatment Options
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WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT EPIC™ VALVE THERAPY
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UNDERSTANDING TRICUSPID REGURGITATION
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Catheter-assisted interventions on defective heart valves are becoming increasingly important. According to current figures, such procedures are used in almost 50 percent of cases, particularly in the case of functional disorders of the aortic valve, such as a narrowing (stenosis) or, more rarely, leakage (insufficiency). A minimally invasive procedure is also available today for the treatment of mitral valve regurgitation.
The so-called MitraClip™ holds the valve leaflets together like a…
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HEART UK
HEART UK is the UK’s only cholesterol charity, providing support, information and influencing services for families and health professionals.
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Heart Valve Voice - The UK’s dedicated heart valve disease charity
Heart Valve Voice is a charity dedicated to improving the treatment of heart valve disease and raising awareness about this condition. Our organisation is a collective of individuals impacted by heart valve disease,…
2021 European Society of Cardiology (ESC)/European Association for Cardio-Thoracic Surgery (EACTS). Vahanian A. et al: Guidelines for the management of valvular heart disease. European Heart Journal (2022) 43, 561-632, DGK position paper. Möllmann H. et al: Tricuspid valve regurgitation. Cardiology (2022) 16: 372-382. German Society of Cardiology - Cardiovascular Research e.V. (2022). ESC/EACTS Pocket Guidelines. Valvular heart disease, version 2021. Börm Bruckmeier Verlag GmbH,…
