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Results 1 - 10 of 18 for Heart valve
  1. Heart Valve Diseases (National Library of Medicine)  
    What are heart valve diseases? Heart valve disease happens when one or more of your heart valves don't work well. Your heart has four valves: the tricuspid, ...
  2. Mitral Valve Prolapse (National Library of Medicine)  
    ... one of the four valves in your heart. Heart valves have flaps that open and close. The flaps ... strep throat infection and cause damage to the heart valves. Were born with a connective tissue disorder, such ...
  3. Heart Surgery (National Library of Medicine)  
    ... It's the most common heart surgery in adults.Heart valve diseases - problems with the valves that control the flow of blood through your heart.Repairs heart valves.Replaces heart valves with a mechanical valve or ...
  4. Endocarditis (National Library of Medicine)  
    ... risk of endocarditis is higher if you have: Heart valve disease. Certain congenital heart defects. A pacemaker or an implantable defibrillator. A heart valve replacement. Are older. Age-related changes to the ...
  5. Congenital Heart Defects (National Library of Medicine)  
    ... the left and right sides of the heart Heart valve defects - problems with the valves that control the ... heart and blood vessels. Repair or replace a heart valve. Place a device in the chest to help ...
  6. Heart Health Tests (National Library of Medicine)  
    ... treat heart problems such as: Coronary artery disease Heart valve problems Pericarditis Cardiac tumors Damage from a heart ... It can also check for other problems, including heart valve disease and heart failure. For the test, you ...
  7. Staphylococcal Infections (National Library of Medicine)  
    ... such as a pacemaker or artificial joint or heart valve Have burns, especially if they are deep or ...
  8. Heart Diseases (National Library of Medicine)  
    ... Other types of heart diseases may affect your heart valves or heart muscle (cardiomyopathy). What causes heart diseases? The causes ...
  9. Heart Transplantation (National Library of Medicine)  
    ... have been caused by coronary heart disease, damaged heart valves or heart muscles, congenital heart defects, or viral infections of ...
  10. Cardiac Rehabilitation (National Library of Medicine)  
    ... artery bypass grafting for coronary heart disease A heart valve repair or replacement A heart transplant or a lung transplant Angina Heart failure ...
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