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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 [...]
Continue readingTransoesophageal echocardiogram (TOE)
A transoesophageal echocardiogram is not needed routinely but may be necessary to produce more detailed [...]
6 minute walk test
This is a gentler test. You will be asked to walk laps up and down [...]
Exercise stress test (treadmill or bike stress test)
Stickers are placed on the chest to record the electrical activity of the heart. You [...]
Echocardiogram (echo or cardiac ultrasound)
This is an ultrasound scan of the heart and it is harmless. Echocardiograms are usually [...]
Electrocardiogram (ECG)
Stickers are placed on the chest and the electrical activity of the heart is recorded. [...]
Chest X-Ray
The chest X-ray is less useful for heart disease diagnosis now that echocardiography is available. [...]
Blood tests
Sometimes blood tests are performed in patients with heart valve disease. If you have symptoms [...]
Basic observations (blood pressure, pulse, oxygen levels)
It is important to check blood pressure and pulse rate in patients with heart valve [...]
Stethoscope check
Simply listening to the heart with a stethoscope will diagnose heart valve disease in many [...]
Shortness of breath
Breathlessness on a normal everyday exertion like walking – not playing sport or using a [...]