While medical therapy may improve the symptoms of patients with<unk>  stenosis (AS), medical therapy does not prolong life expectancy.<unk>  valve replacement (AVR) remains the definitive treatment of symptomatic<unk>  stenosis and it improves both the symptoms and life expectancy of patients with<unk>  stenosis.  When pharmacological therapies are used, extreme caution must be taken in the administration of vasodilators as excess vasodilation may lead to hypotension, a reduction in perfusion pressure to the heart, a further decline in cardiac output and further hypotension. This downward spiral can be fatal and must be avoided at all costs.
Aortic stenosis medical therapy
Chronic aortic regurgitation medical therapy
Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy medical treatment
Mitral stenosis medical therapy
Tricuspid regurgitation medical therapy
Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy medical therapy
Tricuspid stenosis medical therapy
Stress cardiomyopathy medical therapy