Valvular heart disease / Prosthetic heart valves
Dental riskhigh
Valvular heart disease (VHD) = stenosis or regurgitation of a cardiac valve. Stenosis reduces forward flow (e.g., aortic stenosis), regurgitation causes volume overload (e.g., mitral regurgitation). Includes native valve disease and prosthetic valves/repairs. Main dental risks: hemodynamic instability (hypotension/tachycardia), syncope/ischemia, and in specific subgroups infective endocarditis (IE) risk. Severe aortic stenosis is the classic "high-risk valve" in dentistry.
The full condition entry includes
- Safe vs avoid lists: antibiotics, analgesics, local anesthetics
- Vasoconstrictor limits and treatment modifications
- Pre/intra/post-op monitoring and deferral criteria
- Emergency management, explained for study
More medical conditions in dentistry
Hypertension (uncontrolled / hypertensive urgency)Ischemic heart disease (stable angina, recent/old MI)Heart failure (compensated vs decompensated)Patients on anticoagulants/antiplateletsCongenital heart disease (high-risk lesions/repairs)Pulmonary hypertensionCOPD (moderate-severe; oxygen dependence)Active upper respiratory infection (URI)Chronic hypoxemia / home oxygen patientsInterstitial lung disease / pulmonary fibrosisStroke / TIA historyMyasthenia gravis
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