[The treatment of valvular heart disease].
During the last few years, progress has been made in the diagnostics and treatment of valvular heart disease. Valvuloplasties have become more common in cases of valve leakage, whereby complications associated with artificial valves and anticoagulant therapy can be avoided. New less invasive catheter valve techniques seem to be as good as conventional ones. In the treatment of aortic valve stenosis, artificial valve replacement via catheter has become almost routine for patients having an excessive risk in open heart surgery.
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D006328:Cardiac Catheterization; D006349:Heart Valve Diseases / Q000601:surgery*; D019918:Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000517:prevention & control