title: Management of multiple valve disease.
abstract: Multivalvular heart disease is not an uncommon situation, but the paucity of data for each specific situation does not allow the proposal of a standardised, evidence-based management strategy. This paper aims at reviewing the available evidence on the management of multivalvular disease, taking into account the interactions between different valve lesions, the diagnostic pitfalls and the strategies that should be considered in the presence of multiple valvular disease.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Universite´ Libre de Bruxelles, Erasme Hospital, Brussels, Belgium. philippe.unger@erasme.ulb.ac.be
authors.forename: Philippe
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Unger
authors.forename: Raphael
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Rosenhek
authors.forename: Chantal
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Dedobbeleer
authors.forename: Alain
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Berrebi
authors.forename: Patrizio
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Lancellotti
mesh_terms: D000319:Adrenergic beta-Antagonists / Q000276:immunology / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001026:Coronary Artery Bypass / Q000379:methods; D015150:Echocardiography, Doppler; D006349:Heart Valve Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D006350:Heart Valve Prosthesis; D019918:Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D012214:Rheumatic Heart Disease
chemical_list: D000319:Adrenergic beta-Antagonists