Category: Valvular Heart Disease

1. Definition and Epidemiology 1.1 What is Valvular Heart Disease? Valvular heart disease (VHD) refers to any structural or functional abnormality of one or more of the four cardiac valves—aortic, mitral, tricuspid, and pulmonary—that disrupts the normal unidirectional flow of blood through the heart. The abnormality may be: Valvular dysfunction can cause pressure overload, volume…