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stenosis or insufficiency regurgitation or incompetence or both Stenosis failure of a valve to open completely obstructing forward flow almost always due to a primary cuspal. 1 Although heart disease is sometimes thought of as a mans disease around the same number of women and men die each year of heart disease in the United States Despite increases in awareness over the past decade only 54 of women recognize that heart Australian Institute of Health and Welfare 2011 Cardiovascular disease Australian facts 2011 Cardiovascular disease series Cat no CVD 53 Canberra AIHW 2 Australian Bureau of Statistics Causes of death 2012 33030 March 2014 3 AIHW National Hospital M Heart . valves at work. !. A&P . Heart Valves- . Click here. Carolyn M Jacobs RN MSN ONC. Valvular Heart Disease. Heart contains. Two atrioventricular valves . Mitral . Tricuspid. Two semilunar valves. Heart Disease. Cardiomyopathy. and . Aneursyms. by Laurie Dickson. Valvular Heart Disease. Heart contains. Two atrioventricular valves . Mitral . Tricuspid. Two semilunar valves. Aortic. Pulmonic . heart disease. Dr. Rehab F. . Gwada. Normal Valve Function. Maintain forward flow and prevent backward of. . blood flow.. Valves open and close . in response to pressure differences . (gradients) between cardiac chambers.. Dr. . . Hesham. K. . Rashid, . MD. Ass. Professor . of . Cardiology. Benha. University. Mitral stenosis. Etiology :. Rheumatic heart. Rare congenital . Lutembacher’s. syndrome (MS + ASD).. Senile calcify mitral valve .. CHAPTER. . THIRTEEN. Valvular Heart Disease. The . four valves . (tricuspid, pulmonary, mitral, and aortic) of the human heart work . in concert . to ensure unidirectional flow . of . blood through the chambers of the heart and the pulmonary and systemic circuits. The valves themselves are avascular, thin . Valvular. heart disease may have congenital or acquired causes.. Valves on the left side are most commonly affected due to higher pressures.. Valvular. disease is classified as:. Stenosis – narrowed opening that impedes blood moving forward.. Nonischemic. /Familial dilated cardiomyopathy. Myocardial ischemia. Valvular disease. Peripartum. cardiomyopathy. Toxin. Non-dilated. Myocarditis. Myocardial ischemia. Valvular disease. Infiltrative cardiomyopathy. Kassy. McMahon, RN (BScN) . Statistics . Heart disease is the second leading cause of death in both males and females in Canada. . Men are 2 times more likely to suffer a heart attack than women.. Approximately 2.4 million Canadians live with. Overview. Rheumatic Heart Disease. Mitral Stenosis (. MS. ). Mitral Regurgitation . (. MR. ). Rheumatic Heart Disease. Rheumatic fever is an inflammatory disease that may develop after an infection with group of . stimulated both the recruitment and the development of collateral vessels around the heart, providing newand permanent pathways for the delivery of blood and oxygen.The mid-1960s saw the development t Presentation Outline:OverviewCardiovascular Risks Prevalence Gender Specific Risk FactorsEHAC & Prevention Heart disease includes a number of problems affecting the heart and the blood vessels in the Leading cause of death in the United States for adults. 1 in 4 adults are ill with a form of this disease.. Heart disease develops slowly over a lifetime.. What is the difference between heart disease and cardiovascular disease?.