Care and mobility considerations

Disabling effects

The main disabling effects of valvular heart disease are due to the consequences of the diseased valve and include heart failure and stroke. If evidence suggests that the customer has heart failure or has had a stroke, which may have resulted from valvular heart disease then go to Heart Failure guidance or Strokes guidance.

In the case of aortic stenosis, angina may occur because of a sudden drop in blood pressure resulting in an inadequate supply of oxygen to the heart muscle even where the coronary arteries are healthy.