Heart Valve Disease

Diagnosis of Heart Valve Disease

The valves in your heart are resposible for regulating the blood flow through the heart. When one of them is not functioning properly, it can cause other heart conditions.

Common Heart Valve Disorders

 

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Heart Valves

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What are the Heart Valves?

The flow of blood inside the heart is controlled by four thin, flexible valves that open and close with each heartbeat. They are the tricuspid valve, the pulmonic valve, the mitral valve, and the aortic valve.