Annotated Bibliography (APA)
1. American Heart Association. (n.d.). Heart Valve Problems and Disease. Retrieved from http://www.heart.org/HEARTORG/Conditions/More/HeartValveProblemsandDisease/Heart-Valve-Problems-and-Disease_UCM_450280_SubHomePage.jsp
This site offered many resources, such as pdf documents, detailed diagrams, animations, and videos. It went into detail about every aspect of heart valve disease, from the causes, to the symptoms, to the treatments. It went into great detail, and had great information to offer. All the animations and videos used in the website was extracted from this site.
2. Diagnosis of valve disease. (n.d.). Retrieved from http://my.clevelandclinic.org/services/heart/disorders/valve/diagnosevalve
This site offered valuable information towards the kinds of mechanisms used to diagnose heart valve disease. Not only did it list the methods, but it also specified how each way works. This site offered a lot of information in that regard.
3. National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute. (2011, November 16). What Is Heart Valve Disease? - NHLBI, NIH. Retrieved from https://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/health-topics/topics/hvd
This site had a lot of information about every aspect of heart valve disease. It gave a good detailed overview of each category. Information from this website is present in all the sections of the ISU. It explained things in a easy manner, and offered great facts and information.
4. University of Maryland. (2014, August 19). U.S. Aortic Stenosis Disease Prevalence & Treatment Statistics. Retrieved from umm.edu/programs/heart/services/services/cardiac-surgery/valve-surgery/facts
This site did not have a lot of content, but it had mainly statistics and relevant figures which I used in my ISU.
5. Web MD. (n.d.). Heart Valve Disease: Get facts on Symptoms and Treatment. Retrieved from http://www.medicinenet.com/heart_valve_disease/article.htm
This site had a lot of information about every aspect of heart valve disease. It gave a good detailed overview of each category. Information from this website is present in all the sections of the ISU. It explained things in a easy manner, and offered great facts and information.