title: [Heart valve diseases: which is procedure, for which patients and with which prosthesis?].
abstract: Therapeutic procedures to correct valve-pathies, with hemodynamic, intervention methods, as well as with reconstructive surgery or through the application of valve prosthesis, are analyzed. Furthermore, a synthesis is made by which patients must be considered for any of the referred procedures, and in the case of using prosthesis, an analysis is made about the most convenient patient and position. Finally, statistical data about our Institution related to reparative mitral as well as tricuspid surgery, with the application of prosthesis, is provided.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Kuri
mesh_terms: D006349:Heart Valve Diseases / Q000601:surgery*; D006350:Heart Valve Prosthesis; D006801:Humans; D018579:Patient Selection