Aortic Valve
Adam.com: An Overview, American Heart Association, Aortic Stenosis - Overview, Aortic Valve Disease, Cardiothoracic Surgery Notes, Heart Matters, Royal Children's Hospital: Aortic Stenosis, Rush Children's Heart Center, Treatment Strategies
Mitral Valve
A Case History, About.com Guide Mary Shomon, Acute Mitral Regurgitation, Adam.com: An Overview, Ask Dr Stoll, Chronic Mitral Regurgitation, eMedicine Health - Mitral Valve Prolapse, Florida Institute For Cardiovascular Care, Heart Point, International Institute of Sport and Human Perform
Surgery
About.com, Cardiothoracic Surgery of Savannah, Edwards Lifesciences, Mid Atlantic Surgical Associates, Patient's Guide to Heart Surgery., St. Jude Medical: Patient Information, Surgical Associates of Texas: Patient Information, The Bum Ticker, The Cleveland Clinic Foundation, The Society of Thoracic Surgeons: Patient Informa
Tricuspid Valve
Adam.com, iafrica.com A Question and Answer, Inova Heart Center, The Merck Manual
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.
Guidelines for the Management of Patients With Val
From the American Heart Association, covers all the valve diseases, infective endocarditis, pregnancy, adolescents and young adults, prosthetic heart valves and coronary artery disease.
Guidelines for the Management of Patients With Val
A report of the American College of Cardiology and American Heart Association Task Force on Practice Guidelines.
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.
King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centr
An extensive look at what valvular heart disease is, as well as the diagnosing and treatment.
Medtronic
Explains what heart valves are and how problem valves can be treated. Planning for the future and further resources available.
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.
St. Jude Medical
Information on how heart valves work, heart sounds, and types and causes of valvular disease.
Stress Management Corner
A discussion about low blood volume, often associated with mitral valve prolapse.
Texas Medical Center: Types of Valve Disease
A look at both stenosis and regurgitation of mitral valves, aortic valves, tricuspid valves and pulmonary valves. For each one causes, symptoms and signs are looked at.
The Cleveland Clinic Foundation
A guide explaining heart valve disease including diagnosing and types of surgery available.
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.