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  • Resources and Support for People with Heart Valve Problems

     
     
     
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    The following resources are provided to help you gather additional information on treatment and support for patients with valve problems.

    • The Cleveland Clinic’s “Valve Disease Overview and Treatment Guide” is a free download that provides detailed descriptions and illustrations of specific types of valve repair.
    		 http://my.clevelandclinic.org/Documents/heart/Guides/ValveDandTGuide.pdf
    • Edwards Lifesciences, the manufacturer of the Sapien valve used for transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR), offers a site for patients with detailed information on treating aortic stenosis.

    http://www.yourheartvalve.com/treatmentoptions/Pages/TreatmentOptions.aspx and http://newheartvalve.com/treatment-options#sthash.SlNtNmRf.I8lgAUtS.dpbs
    • The American Heart Association offers a handy wallet card to carry with you that notifies emergency medical personnel that you have a heart condition that puts you at risk for a serious infection called endocarditis and that you need antibiotics prior to certain medical procedures.

    http://www.heart.org/idc/groups/heart-public/@wcm/@hcm/documents/downloadable/ucm_307644.pdf
    • The National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute provides a useful overview of valve disease and its treatment, as well as links to clinical trials.
    		 http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/health-topics/topics/hvd/

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