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This patient support community is for discussions relating to heart rhythm issues, arrhythmia, irregular heartbeat, implanted defibrillators, pacemakers, and tachycardia.

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Valvular Disease

American College of Cardiology and American Heart Association presents the Guidelines for Managing Patients with Valvular Disease.  Use this link to access the guidelines:

http://content.onlinejacc.org/cgi/content/full/48/3/e1

Cleveland Clinic, the #1 Heart Center in the U.S. provides the following information for valve surgery patients and their families/friends:

http://www.clevelandclinic.org/heartcenter/pub/guide/surgery/default.asp?firstCat=3&secondCat=469&thirdCat=593

For more information on valve surgery:

http://www.medhelp.org/Medical-Dictionary/Terms/1/002954.htm

 

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Mar 06, 2008
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