Who is at Risk for Heart Valve Disease?

Risk factors for heart valve disease include older age and a history of infective endocarditis, rheumatic fever, heart attack, or heart failure. You’re also at higher risk for heart valve disease if you have risk factors for coronary heart disease or were born with a certain aortic valve condition.


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  • SourceUrl: https://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/subscribe/3480
  • Syndication ID: 4082
  • Language: English
  • Source: National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)
  • Date Content Published: Friday, October 30, 2015 at 03:00 PM
  • Date Syndication Captured: Wednesday, March 16, 2016 at 02:18 PM
  • Date Syndication Updated: Saturday, January 09, 2021 at 12:42 AM
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