Valvular heart disease

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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Tarek Nafee, M.D. [2]

Valvular heart disease Microchapters
Patient Information
Classification Aortic stenosis Aortic regurgitation Mitral stenosis Mitral valve prolapse Mitral regurgitation Tricuspid stenosis Tricuspid regurgitation Pulmonary stenosis Pulmonary regurgitation
Differential Diagnosis

Synopsis

Valvular Disease	Most common cause(s)	Other causes	Murmur Description
Aortic stenosis
Aortic regurgitation
Mitral stenosis
Mitral regurgitation
Tricuspid stenosis	Rheumatic heart disease	Carcinoid heart disease. Tumors	Low frequency diastolic murmur at the lower left sternal border.
Tricuspid regurgitation	Pulmonary HTN. Left ventricular failure.	Rheumatic heart disease. Iatrogenic.	Usually inaudible/low frequency. Pansystolic murmur at mid sternal border.
Pulmonary stenosis
Pulmonary regurgitation

Epidemiology and Demographics

Valvular Disease	Incidence	Prevalence	Age	Gender	Race
Aortic stenosis
Aortic regurgitation
Mitral stenosis
Mitral regurgitation
Tricuspid stenosis
Tricuspid regurgitation
Pulmonary stenosis
Pulmonary regurgitation