RT Book, Section A1 Burns, Boyd A2 Cydulka, Rita K. A2 Fitch, Michael T. A2 Joing, Scott A. A2 Wang, Vincent J. A2 Cline, David M. A2 Ma, O. John SR Print(0) ID 1143140048 T1 Valvular Emergencies T2 Tintinalli's Emergency Medicine Manual, 8e YR 2017 FD 2017 PB McGraw-Hill Education PP New York, NY SN 9780071837026 LK accessemergencymedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1143140048 RD 2024/03/29 AB Many patients with chronic cardiac valve abnormalities who present for emergency care have previously established disease. Acute valvular dysfunction can present with significant symptoms, and emergency physicians must be alert to the presenting signs and symptoms to identify the undiagnosed patient. With bedside echocardiography becoming more commonly available, the initial diagnosis of valvular disease may become more common in the ED.