Structural Heart Disease

Abstract

Learning ObjectivesAfter reading this chapter and completing the learning activities, the reader will be able to: Describe cardiac conditions classed as acquired and hereditary structural heart disease  Discuss the relationship between rheumatic heart disease and valvular disease  Identify the most common forms of cardiomyopathy and their causes  Discuss the role of the nurse in a multidisciplinary team caring for patients with structural heart disease  Identify sources of information for patients with strutural heart disease and their families.