Valvular heart disease
DISEASE IN THE VALVES OF THE HEART
Rheumatic heart disease; Heart valve diseases; Heart valve disease; Valvular heart disease and pregnancy; Cardiac valve dysfunction; Valvular incompetence; Incompetent valves; Incompetent valve; Pulmonary valve disorders; Pulmonary Valve Disorders; Heart valve disorder; Valvular cardiomyopathy; Valvular disorder; Cardiac Valve Stenosis; Valvular disease of the heart; Valvular heart disease in pregnancy; Cardiac regurgitation; Leaky heart valve; Cardiac valvular disease; Cardiac valve disease; Degenerative valvulopathy; Aortic valvuolopathy
Valvular heart disease is any cardiovascular disease process involving one or more of the four valves of the heart (the aortic and mitral valves on the left side of heart and the pulmonic and tricuspid valves on the right side of heart). These conditions occur largely as a consequence of aging,Burden of valvular heart diseases: a population-based study.