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Heart valve disease

Valvular heart disease is any disease process involving one or more of the four valves of the heart. These conditions occur largely as a consequence of aging, but may also be the result of (inborn) abnormalities or specific disease or physiologic processes including rheumatic heart disease and pregnancy.

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How it's found

·Chest radiograph

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