Overview: Heart valve surgery & Aortic valve Heart valve surgery is done to replace or repair heart valves that aren’t working properly. Most valve replacements involve the aortic and mitral valves. Aortic valve separates the left ventricle (your heart’s main pumping chamber) and the aorta (the major artery that carries blood to your body … Read more
Your heart is made of muscles and is about the size of your fist. The primary function of the heart is to provide oxygen-rich blood to the entire body. The heart performs this function by pumping blood through its four chambers along with the corresponding heart valves. The valves open when the heart pumps to … Read more
What are the symptoms of Diseased Aortic heart valve? If heart valves begin to fail, the heart beats harder to compensate for the reduced blood flow. As the heart beats harder, symptoms of valve disease may occur: You may have Increased shortness of breath Heart palpitations and feeling of skipped heartbeats You will have Chest … Read more
