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… Condition Basics What are the types of heart valve disease? Heart valve disease can affect any of …
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… Learn about keeping your heart healthy and strong. The health topics on … how your heart works to symptoms of heart disease. General Cardiac Output Electrical … Hypertension Secondary High Blood Pressure Valve Problems Aortic Aneurysm Aortic …
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… Surgery Overview Aortic valve replacement gives you a new aortic heart valve. The new valve may be mechanical … flowing in the proper direction through your heart. When the aortic valve does not close …
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… Learning Center Learn about your heart and blood circulation It's not always … Tests Ischemia Peripheral Arterial Disease of the Legs High Cholesterol: Should I … Aortic Aneurysm Aortic Dissection Aortic Valve Regurgitation Aortic Valve
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… Overview What is a heart attack? A heart attack occurs when blood … "ann-JY-nuh") is a symptom of coronary artery disease. Angina occurs when there is not … ventricle can lead to heart failure. Heart valve disease . Pericarditis , which is an …
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… Condition Basics What is mitral valve stenosis? Mitral valve stenosis is a heart problem in which the mitral valve … of breath when you're active. Later in the disease, you may feel short of breath even …
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… Valvuloplasty is a procedure that widens a heart valve that is narrow. When you have a … the procedure varies based on how severe the disease is. footnote 4 For older adults, …
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… Surgery Overview Mitral valve replacement is most often done as an open-heart surgery. Minimally invasive types of … you may still have complications of heart disease. After you recover, you should be able …
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… Overview The major decision in treating aortic valve regurgitation is whether to have aortic … in danger of doing irreparable damage to your heart. The risk of surgery is justified if the … depend on how likely it is that your valve disease will get worse. Your doctor will …
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… Condition Basics What is mitral valve regurgitation? Mitral valve … (regurgitate) from the lower chamber of the heart back into the upper chamber. Your heart … may be caused by coronary artery disease or heart failure. Acute regurgitation …