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Heart Valve Disease

With heart valve disease, your heart valves can't normally let blood into and out of your heart. Explore your treatment options for continuing to live well.
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Blaming Sudden Death on Mitral Valve Prolapse (MVP)
Medically reviewed by Jeffrey S. Lander, MD
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How a Leaky Aortic Valve Can Be Treated
Medically reviewed by Yasmine S. Ali, MD, MSCI
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Should Mitral Valve Prolapse Concern Athletes?
Medically reviewed by Jonathan Cluett, MD
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What to Expect From Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement
Medically reviewed by Jeffrey S. Lander, MD
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Overview of the Four Heart Valves
Medically reviewed by Mark L. Meyer, MD, JD
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Deciding Which Heart Valve Replacement to Use
Medically reviewed by Mark L. Meyer, MD, JD
Heart surgeon during a heart operation
How Is TAVI Used to Replace Aortic Valves?
Medically reviewed by Yasmine S. Ali, MD, MSCI
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Staging of Mitral Regurgitation
Medically reviewed by Yasmine S. Ali, MD, MSCI
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Causes and Treatment of a Leaky Heart Valve
Medically reviewed by Yasmine S. Ali, MD, MSCI
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The Connection Between Lupus and Heart Disease
Medically reviewed by Yasmine S. Ali, MD, MSCI