What type of therapy is available?

There are many, many cases of valvular heart disease which do very well without any medical intervention at all throughout a patient's life. On the other hand of course, are the numerous cases that benefit greatly from some type of medications or surgery. Surgery involves either repair and/or replacement of valves, and therefore entails open heart surgery, which may be from a standard approach or a "mini procedure". Some patients with mitral stenosis or aortic stenosis may benefit from dilation by a balloon across the valve as well.