Heart, Valve Disease

Acceptability at Recruitment

QUALIFIED

Acceptability at CT / Work-Up

QUALIFIED

Individual at Risk

Donor

Explanation of Condition

The heart valves ensure that blood flows in the right direction through the heart and out to the body or lungs. They may become disease, most commonly through age, but also as a result of infection, autoimmune disease, or because of congenital defects.

The use of prophylactic antibiotics is not based on evidence and should not be used to decide whether or not to accept a donor.

Guidance

Unacceptable

Any valve replacement or balloon valvuloplasty

Any clinically significant valvular disease

Any congenital valvular stenosis other than biscuspid aortic valve.

Acceptable

Mitral valve prolapse

Trivial valve defects and innocent murmurs

Bicuspid aortic valve without significant stenosis

Pseudonyms or Related Conditions

Murmur

Leaky valve

Aortic stenosis

Aortic regurgitation

Mitral stenosis

Mitral regurgitation

Tricuspid stenosis

Tricuspid regurgitation

Pulmonary stenosis

Pulmonary regurgitation

Mitral valve prolapse

Ebstein anomaly

Version

Version 1, Edition 1

Date of Last Update

15th June 2012