title: ACC/AHA 2006 guidelines for the management of patients with valvular heart disease: a report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Task Force on Practice Guidelines (writing committee to revise the 1998 Guidelines for the Management of Patients With Valvular Heart Disease): developed in collaboration with the Society of Cardiovascular Anesthesiologists: endorsed by the Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions and the Society of Thoracic Surgeons.
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mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000572:American Heart Association; D001022:Aortic Valve Insufficiency / Q000145:classification / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy; D001024:Aortic Valve Stenosis / Q000145:classification / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy; D003324:Coronary Artery Disease / Q000145:classification / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy; D004697:Endocarditis, Bacterial / Q000145:classification / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy; D005260:Female; D006349:Heart Valve Diseases / Q000145:classification / Q000151:congenital / Q000503:physiopathology* / Q000628:therapy*; D019918:Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation; D006351:Heart Valves / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008945:Mitral Valve Prolapse / Q000145:classification / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy; D008946:Mitral Valve Stenosis / Q000145:classification / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy; D011247:Pregnancy; D011251:Pregnancy Complications, Infectious / Q000145:classification / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D014481:United States