Valvular Heart Disease
Valvular heart disease refers to structural or functional abnormalities of one or more cardiac valves—mitral, aortic, tricuspid, or pulmonary—leading ...
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Mitral stenosis
Mitral stenosis is a valvular heart disease characterized by narrowing of the mitral valve orifice, most commonly due to rheumatic heart disease—thoug...
Mitral regurgitation
Mitral regurgitation, also known as mitral insufficiency or mitral valve incompetence, is a common valvular heart disease characterized by improper cl...
Aortic regurgitation
Aortic regurgitation (AR), also known as aortic insufficiency, is a valvular heart disease characterized by incomplete closure of the aortic valve dur...
Tricuspid regurgitation
Tricuspid regurgitation (TR), or tricuspid valve insufficiency, is a valvular heart disease characterized by improper closure of the tricuspid valve, ...
Restrictive Cardiomyopathy
Restrictive cardiomyopathy (RCM) is a rare, progressive form of cardiomyopathy characterized by impaired ventricular filling due to stiff, non-complia...
Left heart failure
Left heart failure (LHF) is a clinical syndrome characterized by impaired left ventricular systolic or diastolic function, resulting in reduced cardia...
Global heart failure
Heart failure—specifically, biventricular or global heart failure—is a progressive clinical syndrome characterized by structural or functional impairm...