Paola Giordano Author
Subjects of specialization
Affiliation
General Pediatrics, Neonatology, Development Pediatrics and Neuropsychology, Pediatri Critical Care, Adolescent Medicine
Department of Mother and Child, Faculty of Medicine, University of Parakou, PO Box 123, Parakou, Benin
I have done my sub-speciality training in Paediatric Respiratory Medicine. Pediatric Nephrology at the University of Tennessee, where he founded the pediatric General Clinical Research Center.
Editorial Open Access
Author(s): Paola Giordano
Valvular heart disease (VHD) is frequent is industrialized countries and its prevalence increases with age due to the predominance of degenerative aetiology. Clinical approach is paramount for evaluation of the patient’s history, symptoms and for the detection of VHD by auscultation. Echocardiography plays a major role in diagnosis and assessment of severity and prognosis. Other investigations are mainly non-invasive and include stress testing, multimodality imaging and biomarkers. Risk stratification is essential to weigh the risk of intervention against the expected natural history of VHD
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