Heart Failure and Heart Valve Disease | Heart Valve Disease - Introduction

Introduction

Welcome to this session on the epidemiology of heart valve disease (HVD).

After completing this session, you should be able to:

• describe the anatomy and physiology of normal heart valves and abnormal heart valves
• list the common types, and characteristics, of HVD
• describe the role of primary care in the detection of HVD
• describe the general principles of HVD
• explain the implications of bicuspid aortic valve disease
• explain the risk of delayed treatment of severe symptomatic HVD
• list the elements of a network-based system of care for HVD and the referral criteria to a heart valve clinic

At the end of this session you will know how to:

• describe the anatomy and physiology of normal heart valves and abnormal heart valves
• list the common types, and characteristics, of HVD
• describe the role of primary care in the detection of HVD
• describe the general principles of HVD
• explain the implications of bicuspid valve disease
• explain the risk of delayed treatment of severe symptomatic HVD
• list the elements of a network-based system of care for HVD and the referral criteria to a heart valve clinic