Heart Valve Diseases

Anatomy/Physiology

1.	Anatomy of the Human Heart Texas Heart Institute http://www.texasheartinstitute.org/anatomy2.html

Children

1.	Heart Murmurs: Can They Develop Later in Life? Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=AN00093




2.	Name That Valve Nemours Foundation http://kidshealth.org/kid/misc/name_that_valve.html




3.	Heart Murmurs and Your Child Nemours Foundation http://kidshealth.org/parent/medical/heart/murmurs.html

Clinical Trials

1.	ClinicalTrials.gov: Heart Murmurs National Institutes of Health http://clinicaltrials.gov/ct/gui/action/FindCondition?ui=D006337&recruiting...




2.	ClinicalTrials.gov: Heart Valve Diseases National Institutes of Health http://clinicaltrials.gov/ct/gui/action/FindCondition?ui=D006349&recruiting...

Diagnosis/Symptoms

1.	Ejection Fraction Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=AN00360




2.	Tests to Diagnose Heart Disease American Heart Association http://www.americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=4739




3.	MR Angiography (MRA) American College of Radiology, Radiological Society of North America http://www.radiologyinfo.org/content/mr-angiography.htm




4.	Frequently Asked Questions about Transthoracic Ech American Society of Echocardiography http://www.seemyheart.org/tte.html




5.	Frequently Asked Questions about Transesophageal E American Society of Echocardiography http://www.seemyheart.org/tee.html




6.	Echocardiogram: Sound Imaging of the Heart Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=HB00012




7.	Chest X-Rays: Helping Detect Heart and Lung Condit Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=HB00019




8.	Doppler Study Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=AN00511

Dictionaries/Glossaries

1.	Glossary of Heart Surgery Terms Society of Thoracic Surgeons http://www.sts.org/doc/3564

Directories

1.	Find a Member of the Society of Thoracic Surgeons Society of Thoracic Surgeons http://www.sts.org/sections/membership/findamember/

Organizations

1.	National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/




2.	Society of Thoracic Surgeons http://www.sts.org/section/stspatientinfo/




3.	American Heart Association http://www.americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=1200000

Overviews

1.	Heart Valve Disorders Merck & Co., Inc. http://www.merck.com/mmhe/sec03/ch028/ch028a.html




2.	Heart Valves American Heart Association http://www.americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=4598

Rehabilitation/Recovery

1.	Cardiac Rehab: Healing Mind and Body Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=HB00017




2.	What to Expect After Heart Surgery Society of Thoracic Surgeons http://www.sts.org/sections/patientinformation/adultcardiacsurgery/heartsur...

Related Issues

1.	Mitral Valve Regurgitation Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=DS00421




2.	What Is a Heart Murmur? National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/dci/Diseases/heartmurmur/hmurmur_what.html




3.	Heart Murmurs American Heart Association http://www.americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=4571




4.	Dental Care and Heart Disease American Heart Association http://www.americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=4548




5.	Aortic Regurgitation American Heart Association http://www.americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=4448

Research

1.	Tissue-Engineered Valves Give Diseased Hearts New American Heart Association http://www.americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=3016892

Specific Conditions

1.	Aortic Valve Stenosis Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=DS00418




2.	Aortic Valve Calcification (Aortic Valve Sclerosis Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=HQ00245




3.	Pulmonary Valve Stenosis American Heart Association http://www.americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=11070




4.	Bicuspid Aortic Valve American Hospital Association http://www.americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=991




5.	Ebstein's Anomaly American Heart Association http://www.americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=11075




6.	Mitral Valve Disease American Heart Association http://circ.ahajournals.org/cgi/reprint/109/6/e38.pdf




7.	Mitral Valve Stenosis Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=DS00420




8.	Rheumatic Heart Disease/Rheumatic Fever American Heart Association http://www.americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=4709

Treatment

1.	Aortic Root Enlargement with Valve Replacement slp 3D http://www.or-live.com/distributors/NLM/rnh.cfm?id=135




2.	Aortic Valve Replacement Society of Thoracic Surgeons http://www.sts.org/doc/3620




3.	Minimally Invasive Mitral Valve Repair slp 3D http://www.or-live.com/distributors/NLM/rnh.cfm?id=81




4.	Mitral Valve Repair Society of Thoracic Surgeons http://www.sts.org/doc/4107




5.	Mitral Valve Repair Using the da Vinci Robotic Sys slp 3D http://www.or-live.com/distributors/NLM/rnh.cfm?id=146




6.	Mitral Valve Replacement Society of Thoracic Surgeons http://www.sts.org/doc/4101




7.	Prosthetic Heart Valve Food and Drug Administration http://www.fda.gov/hearthealth/treatments/medicaldevices/prostheticheartval...




8.	Ross Procedure - an Aortic Valve Replacement Heart slp 3D http://www.or-live.com/distributors/NLM/rnh.cfm?id=124




9.	What Is Heart Valve Surgery? American Heart Association http://www.americanheart.org/downloadable/heart/110080594591338%20What%20Is...




10.	Total Aortic Root Replacement Using the Freestyle slp 3D http://www.or-live.com/distributors/NLM/rnh.cfm?id=79