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2. These Are the 2 Biggest Signs of Heart Valve Damage ... - AOL

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   It bears repeating that heart valves play a crucial role in blood flow; it’s important to have functioning valves. While certainly maintaining a heart-healthy diet and exercising regularly are ...

3. Valvular heart disease - Wikipedia

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   In 70% of cases rheumatic heart disease involves only the mitral valve, while 25% of cases involve both the aortic and mitral valves. Involvement of other heart valves without damage to the mitral is exceedingly rare. [23] Mitral stenosis is almost always caused by rheumatic heart disease. [16]

4. Mitral regurgitation - Wikipedia

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   Mitral regurgitation, also known as mitral insufficiency or mitral incompetence, is the backward flow of blood from the left ventricle, through the mitral valve, and into the left atrium, when the left ventricle contracts, resulting in a systolic murmur radiating to the left armpit.

5. Aortic stenosis - Wikipedia

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   Aortic valve repair or aortic valve reconstruction describes the reconstruction of both form and function of the native and dysfunctioning aortic valve. Most frequently it is applied for the treatment of aortic regurgitation. It can also become necessary for the treatment of an aortic aneurysm, less frequently for congenital aortic stenosis. [53]

6. What Is Heart Disease? Everything You Need to Know - AOL

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   Heart valve procedures. During a heart valve procedure, your surgeon will either repair or replace a faulty valve to improve blood flow. Replacement valves may come from a donated human heart or ...

7. 8 Common Cardiovascular Diseases for Men & How to Prevent Them

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   Valvular heart disease occurs when any of the valves in your heart are damaged. It affects about 2.5% of people in the United States. Causes can include: Rheumatic heart disease (a condition that ...