With an increasing prevalence of patients with valvular heart disease (VHD), a dedicated management approach delivered in a well-defined structure, namely, the heart valve clinic (HVC), is warranted. The HVC is made up of a multidisciplinary team with high expertise in the diagnosis, management, treatment, and surveillance of patients with VHD. The aim of the HVC is to provide the highest quality of care to patients with VHD to improve the level of adherence to current evidence and guidelines, quality of life, and short- and long-term outcomes. The HVC also provides help in (1) informing and educating patients to motivate them to take their prescribed medications and look out for signs indicating a worsening of their disease, (2) ...
Structural valvular heart disease may be the cause of heart failure or may worsen the clinical statu...
© 2018 Sociedade Portuguesa de Cardiologia. Published by Elsevier España, S.L.U. This is an open acc...
International audienceBackground: Valvular heart disease (VHD) is an important cause of mortality an...
With an increasing prevalence of patients with valvular heart disease (VHD), a dedicated management...
International audienceBACKGROUND: With an increasing prevalence of patients with valvular heart dise...
BACKGROUND: With an increasing prevalence of patients with valvular heart disease (VHD), a dedicate...
peer reviewedThere is consensus on important aspects of managing heart valve disease. Despite this,...
The incidence of degenerative heart valve disease is rising in developing countries and diagnosis, a...
Heart valve disease (HVD) is a common, serious, but treatable disease that affects more than 1 milli...
Valvular heart disease (VHD) is frequently diagnosed in old patients with clinical evidence of heart...
The clinical care of patients with valve disease is best organised by multidisciplinary specialist v...
Structural valvular heart disease may be the cause of heart failure or may worsen the clinical statu...
© 2018 Sociedade Portuguesa de Cardiologia. Published by Elsevier España, S.L.U. This is an open acc...
International audienceBackground: Valvular heart disease (VHD) is an important cause of mortality an...
With an increasing prevalence of patients with valvular heart disease (VHD), a dedicated management...
International audienceBACKGROUND: With an increasing prevalence of patients with valvular heart dise...
BACKGROUND: With an increasing prevalence of patients with valvular heart disease (VHD), a dedicate...
peer reviewedThere is consensus on important aspects of managing heart valve disease. Despite this,...
The incidence of degenerative heart valve disease is rising in developing countries and diagnosis, a...
Heart valve disease (HVD) is a common, serious, but treatable disease that affects more than 1 milli...
Valvular heart disease (VHD) is frequently diagnosed in old patients with clinical evidence of heart...
The clinical care of patients with valve disease is best organised by multidisciplinary specialist v...
Structural valvular heart disease may be the cause of heart failure or may worsen the clinical statu...
© 2018 Sociedade Portuguesa de Cardiologia. Published by Elsevier España, S.L.U. This is an open acc...
International audienceBackground: Valvular heart disease (VHD) is an important cause of mortality an...