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Valvular Heart Disease

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Primary valvular heart disease (VHD) remains a source of significant morbidity and mortality. The prevalence of heart valve disease in the US population is 2.5%, and over 100,000 persons undergo a heart valve procedure each year (Benjamin, 135:e146–e603, 2017). Valvular heart disease is often first identified when a murmur is appreciated during a primary care visit and subsequently characterized by echocardiography (O’Gara and Loscalzo, Approach to the patient with a heart murmur. In: Longo DL, Fauci AS, Kasper DL, Hauser SL, Jameson JL, Loscalzo J (eds). Chapter e13 Harrison’s principles of internal medicine. 18th edn. McGraw-Hill, New York, 2015; Bonow et al., Circulation, 114:e84–e231, 2006). Optimal management of VHD requires close collaboration among primary care physicians, cardiologists, and cardiac surgeons. With timely recognition and appropriate referral to cardiac specialists, the majority of patients with VHD can lead a normal life span.

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Stewart, G.C., Sun, YP., O’Gara, P.T. (2019). Valvular Heart Disease. In: Toth, P., Cannon, C. (eds) Comprehensive Cardiovascular Medicine in the Primary Care Setting. Contemporary Cardiology. Humana Press, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-97622-8_21

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