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UK sources of information and / or support
Patient UK
Has various leaflets on heart valve problems.
British Cardiac Patients Association
Offering support, reassurance and information to all cardiac patients. Representing patients in local and national issues relating to coronary heart disease.
Northern Ireland Chest, Heart and Stroke Association
Provides research, advocacy and lobbying, health promotion and care services.
Thoracoscopically assisted mitral valve surgery
A patient guide to complement the NICE guideline of the same name for health professionals.
Percutaneous mitral valve annuloplasty
A patient guide to complement the NICE guideline of the same name for health professionals.
Percutaneous mitral valve leaflet repair for mitral regurgitation
A patient guide to complement the NICE guideline of the same name for health professionals.
Percutaneous fetal balloon valvuloplasty for aortic stenosis
A patient guide to complement the NICE guideline of the same name for health professionals.
Heart Valve Disease
Information from the British Heart Foundation.
Understanding Heart Valve Problems
Information from Chest Heart and Stroke Scotland.
Heart Murmurs
Information from the Children's Heart Federation.
Aortic Valve Replacement
Information from NHS Choices - the government's patient information portal.
Heart Valve Disease
Information from BUPA.
Further sources / more detailed information
Some non-UK sites
The following list popular non-UK health information sites with content aimed at the general public. They are mainly from the US. They have not been checked to see if information about the above topic is included but these large sites are comprehensive.
- Non-UK disease / illness sites
- Non-UK self-help / support group sites
More detailed medical information
The following list online sources of more detailed medical information, mainly from the UK. These sites are mainly aimed at health professionals, but are of interest to all. They have not been checked to see if information about the above topic is included, but information about most medical topics can usually be found.
- PatientPlus - hundreds of medical reference articles provided by Patient UK.
- Evidence Based Medicine - such as from Clinical Evidence, The Cochrane Library, etc.
- Database of UK Clinical Guidelines - from NICE, SIGN, etc.
- Medline - abstracts available from thousands of journals.
- Sites listing free online medical textbooks and journals.
- Sites listing free medical images - pictures, atlases, anatomy, skin diseases, etc.