Etiology of valvular heart disease in the 21st century

Konstantinos Dean Boudoulas; Jeffrey S Borer; Harisios Boudoulas

doi:10.1159/000354221

Etiology of valvular heart disease in the 21st century

Cardiology. 2013;126(3):139-52. doi: 10.1159/000354221. Epub 2013 Aug 24.

Authors

Konstantinos Dean Boudoulas¹, Jeffrey S Borer, Harisios Boudoulas

Affiliation

¹ Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, USA.

PMID: 23988808
DOI: 10.1159/000354221

Abstract

A metamorphosis in the etiology of valvular heart disease (VHD) has occurred over the last 6 decades. In this review, the factors contributing to this metamorphosis, the common causes of VHD today, the relationship of valvular calcification to atherosclerosis and the interrelationship of VHD with other systems/organs are presented.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Calcinosis / etiology
Cardiomyopathies / etiology
Cardiovascular Agents / therapeutic use
Disease Susceptibility / etiology
Endocarditis / etiology
Female
Heart Neoplasms / etiology
Heart Valve Diseases / drug therapy
Heart Valve Diseases / etiology*
Heart Valve Diseases / surgery
Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation
Humans
Iatrogenic Disease
Male
Pedigree
Renal Insufficiency, Chronic / etiology

Substances

Cardiovascular Agents