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Coronary disease, valve disease, aortic disease and HCM may share symptoms but require different treatment decisions.","research_credit":{"name":"Yevhenii Kozlov","role":"Co-Founder of Bookimed","url":"https://us-uk.bookimed.com/ceo/kozlov/","contribution":"Research personally prepared and reviewed","assistance":"AI tools assisted source research."},"editorial_scope":"Source-based patient information; an individual treatment plan requires clinical review.","research_method":"How this guide is researched and compared Research project led by Yevhenii Kozlov . We link clinical guidance, primary studies and named hospital or offer sources beside the relevant statements. Comparisons distinguish individual operators from programme results and preserve the study population, follow-up and limitations. Prices are dated examples with their stated scope. Research and editorial preparation are separate from clinical review; no named clinician has medically reviewed this edition. Bookimed provides care coordination. Partner and reference programmes are identified from their sources; paid ordering is not used in our published-cohort comparison. Read the editorial policy .","key_takeaways":[{"label":"Diagnosis comes first","text":"CABG treats coronary blood supply; valve repair treats a valve; myectomy treats selected HCM obstruction.","sources":["C01","C03","C10"]},{"label":"English, Russian and Ukrainian aliases","text":"The finder recognises terms such as HOCM, SAM and latent obstruction as well as common translated diagnoses.","sources":[]},{"label":"A route can cover several subtypes","text":"Each result identifies a dedicated guide or a section within a broader guide; rare subtypes still have coverage gaps.","sources":[]}],"benefits":[{"text":"The diagnosis map connects unfamiliar report wording directly to methods, specialist profiles and programme comparisons.","sources":[]}],"limitations":[{"text":"Symptoms alone cannot select an operation. Severe new chest pain, collapse or breathlessness need urgent local assessment.","sources":[]}],"sections":[{"id":"benefit-balance","title":"Benefits and trade-offs","text":"Benefits and trade-offs Potential advantages The diagnosis map connects unfamiliar report wording directly to methods, specialist profiles and programme comparisons. Trade-offs and limits Symptoms alone cannot select an operation. Severe new chest pain, collapse or breathlessness need urgent local assessment.","links":[]},{"id":"diagnosis-finder","title":"Find the wording in your report","text":"Find the wording in your report Try “latent obstruction”, “SAM”, “HOCM”, “mitral prolapse”, “ASD”, “aortic stenosis” or “heart failure”. Russian and Ukrainian aliases are also searchable. This is a guide to content, not a diagnostic test. Search your diagnosis or abbreviation 24 diagnosis routes Latent / exercise-induced LVOT obstruction → SAM; LVOTO; LVOT obstruction; provocable obstruction; exercise induced; latent obstruction; скрытая обструкция выходного тракта левого желудочка; латентная нагрузочная обструкция ВТЛЖ; прихована обструкція вихідного тракту лівого шлуночка Dedicated guide Obstructive hypertrophic cardiomyopathy → HCM; HOCM; oHCM; IHSS; ГКМП; ГОКМ; ГОКМП; гипертрофическая обструктивная кардиомиопатия; гіпертрофічна обструктивна кардіоміопатія Dedicated guide Papillary-muscle / mitral abnormalities with HCM → SAM; systolic anterior motion; systolic anterior movement; elongated leaflet; muscle bundles; папиллярные мышцы; мышечные пучки Section in a dedicated guide Nonobstructive or apical HCM → non-obstructive; apical hypertrophy; необструктивная; апикальная Dedicated decision guide Coronary artery disease → CAD; CHD; multivessel; left main; coronary stenosis; ИБС; ишемическая Dedicated guide Mitral prolapse / degenerative regurgitation → MVP; MR; Barlow; flail; leaky mitral; пролапс; митральная недостаточность Dedicated guide Secondary mitral regurgitation → functional MR; secondary MR; функциональная регургитация Section in a broader valve guide Aortic stenosis → AS; narrow aortic valve; аортальный стеноз Section in a dedicated valve guide Aortic regurgitation / insufficiency → AR; AI; leaking aortic valve; аортальная недостаточность Section in a dedicated valve guide Bicuspid aortic valve → BAV; two leaflets; двустворчатый аортальный клапан Dedicated valve guide Mitral stenosis / rheumatic valve disease → MS; rheumatic; митральный стеноз; ревматический Dedicated decision guide Tricuspid valve disease → TR; tricuspid regurgitation; трёхстворчатый; трикуспидальный Dedicated decision guide Aortic aneurysm / root enlargement → thoracic; ascending; root; arch; аневризма; расширение аорты Dedicated guide Aortic dissection / inherited aortopathy → dissection; Marfan; Loeys Dietz; расслоение; Марфан Broader aortic guide; acute dissection needs emergency care Atrial septal defect → ASD; hole in heart; ДМПП; дефект межпредсердной Shared congenital guide Ventricular septal defect → VSD; ДМЖП; дефект межжелудочковой Shared congenital guide Patent ductus arteriosus → PDA; ОАП; открытый артериальный проток Shared congenital guide Tetralogy of Fallot / complex congenital disease → TOF; Fallot; тетрада Фалло; врождённый порок Shared congenital guide; detailed lesion pages pending Pulmonary valve stenosis → pulmonic; стеноз лёгочной артерии Shared congenital guide Advanced heart failure / cardiomyopathy → HF; HFrEF; dilated; ischemic; LVAD; transplant; сердечная недостаточность; трансплантация Dedicated pathway guide Atrial fibrillation → AF; AFib; Maze; fibrillation; мерцательная аритмия; фибрилляция предсердий Dedicated guide Other arrhythmias / implanted devices → pacemaker; ICD; CRT; аритмия; кардиостимулятор General rhythm pathway; device detail pending Infective endocarditis → valve infection; prosthetic valve infection; эндокардит; инфекция клапана Dedicated guide; urgent care takes priority Failed valve / repeat cardiac surgery → redo; reoperation; prosthetic degeneration; повторная операция Dedicated guide No matching route yet. Try the full diagnosis or another abbreviation. You can include the exact wording in your consultation brief. 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Each result states whether it leads to a dedicated diagnosis guide or a section in a broader guide. A grouped route is not a claim that every subtype has its own complete article. Rare cardiac tumours, pericardial disease, pulmonary vascular surgery and some complex congenital subtypes still need dedicated research and pages. If your diagnosis is missing, share its exact wording with your Bookimed coordinator; an absent search result does not mean no treatment exists.","links":[]},{"id":"symptoms","title":"If you have symptoms but no diagnosis","text":"If you have symptoms but no diagnosis Breathlessness, chest discomfort, palpitations and fainting can have different causes. Examination, imaging and rhythm tests establish the diagnosis before an operation can be considered. Sudden severe symptoms need urgent local assessment; a planned overseas-care request is not an emergency service.","links":[]}],"introduction":"Heart surgery guide / Find my diagnosis Find my diagnosis · Decision guide Heart conditions: find your diagnosis and treatment guide Search diagnosis names, abbreviations and common descriptions. See which conditions have a dedicated guide and which share a broader pathway. Research by Yevhenii Kozlov · Co-Founder of Bookimed Updated 8 October 2026 Sources linked throughout At a glance Search the wording from your diagnosis to find the relevant treatment pathway. Coronary disease, valve disease, aortic disease and HCM may share symptoms but require different treatment decisions. Diagnosis comes first CABG treats coronary blood supply; valve repair treats a valve; myectomy treats selected HCM obstruction. Sources: ACC revascularization guidance (2021) · ESC/EACTS valve guidance (2025) · AHA/ACC HCM guidance (2024) English, Russian and Ukrainian aliases The finder recognises terms such as HOCM, SAM and latent obstruction as well as common translated diagnoses. 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