Features about Valvular Heart Diseases (VHD)
Aortic Stenosis (AS) Aortic stenosis (AS) is a disease of the heart valves in which the opening of the aortic valve is narrowed.The aortic valve is the valve located between the left ventricle of the heart and the aorta, the largest artery in the body, which carries the entire output of blood to the systemic […]
Pulmonary Stenosis Pulmonary Stenosis is a heart valve disorder that involves the pulmonary valve.This valve separates the right ventricle (one of the chambers in the heart) and the pulmonary artery. The pulmonary artery carries oxygen-poor blood to the lungs.Stenosis, or narrowing, occurs when the valve cannot open wide enough. As a result, less blood flows to the […]
Mitral Incompetence / Mitral regurgitation Mitral Incompetence/Mitral regurgitation (MR) or mitral insufficiency is a disorder of the heart in which the mitral valve does not close properly when the heart pumps out blood. It is the abnormal leaking of blood from the left ventricle, through the mitral valve, and into the left atrium, when the left ventricle contracts, […]