1. Heart valve surgery
The valves control the direction of blood flow through your heart. The opening and closing of the heart valves produce the sound of the heartbeat.
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2. Heart Valve Repair
Heart valve repair is a surgical procedure used to correct a malfunctioning heart valve. Repair usually involves separating the valve leaflets (the one-way "doors" of the heart valve which open and close to pump blood through the
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3. What is Heart valves?
Reviewed by: Kenneth M. Wener, M.D., Department of Infectious Diseases, Lahey Clinic, Burlington, MA. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network.
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4. Heart Valve Diseases: MedlinePlus
Your heart has four valves. Normally, these valves open to let blood flow through or out of your heart, and then shut to keep it from flowing backward. But sometimes they don't work properly. What can happen?
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5. Heart valve problems: Should I choose a mechanical valve or tissue valve to replace my heart valve?
There are two main differences between mechanical and tissue valves. One is how long they last. The other is the risk of blood clots. A mechanical valve will last 20 to 30 years. A tissue valve will last about 8 to 15 years. But the risk of blood ...
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6. OHSU Health Information: Heart Valve Diseases
The heart consists of four chambers, two atria (upper chambers) and two ventricles (lower chambers). There is a valve through which blood passes before leaving each chamber of the heart. The valves prevent the backward flow of blood. These
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7. Heart Valve Surgery - Discharge, Discharge Instructions Information
Aortic valve replacement - discharge; Aortic valvuloplasty - discharge; Aortic valve repair - discharge; Replacement - aortic valve - discharge; Repair - aortic valve - discharge; Ring annuloplasty - discharge; Percutaneous aortic valve replacemen...
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8. Your heart valves
The mitral valve and tricuspid valve lie between the atria (upper heart chambers) and the ventricles (lower heart chambers). The aortic valve and pulmonic valve lie between the ventricles and the major blood vessels leaving the heart.
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9. Heart Valves
Percutaneous Aortic Valve Implantation –the SAPIEN™ Transcatheter Heart Valve (THV)- in Aortic Stenosis - Partner Trial
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10. Heart Valves
The heart has four chambers. The upper two are the right and left atria. The lower two are the right and left ventricles. Blood is pumped through the chambers, aided by four heart valves. The valves open and close to let the blood...
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