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Treatments for heart valve disease
Valve services across the UK
Explore which hospitals in the UK havespecialised heart valve services Find your nearest hospital specialised [...]
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BHVS Elections 2024-2026 – Results now in!
Results BHVS Elections 2024-2026 Thank you to all members who submitted their votes for the [...]
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BHVS collaborates on new consensus document highlighting disparities in heart valve disease diagnosis and treatment for women
Advancing the access to cardiovascular diagnosis and treatment among women with cardiovascular disease: a joint [...]
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Guidelines and Statements News
Updated triage guidance
The British Society of Echocardiography (BSE) and partners are delighted to share updated resources designed [...]
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Fundraising abseil at Anfield Football Stadium
“It really challenged us, but we were determined to spotlight the transformative effect of heart [...]
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Lifestyle and heart valve disease
Weight matters in heart valve disease Why is weight important in valve disease? Being overweight [...]
Palliative care
Sadly not all heart valve disease can be treated by keyhole or surgical operations. There [...]
Preparing for surgery
Ahead of surgery Make sure you have had a dental check within the last six [...]
Valve replacement
Mechanical (metal) valve About 20% of all surgical valves used in Europe and the USA [...]
Heart valve surgery
What is heart valve surgery? Heart valve surgery is a procedure where the surgeon enters [...]
Keyhole techniques
Balloon mitral valvuloplasty This is a procedure performed for patients with a condition known as [...]
Medications
In most cases patients who have a faulty heart valve that is causing symptoms or [...]
What is heart valve intervention?
There are many types of heart valve intervention. The commonest type is heart valve replacement [...]
Ankle swelling
This is usually caused by varicose or incompetent veins, hot weather, being overweight or normal [...]
Palpitations
These are not usually a symptom of heart valve disease but may require an assessment [...]