Problem: Heart Valve Regurgitation - American Heart Association Regurgitation occurs when blood flows back through the valve as the leaflets are closing or blood leaks through the leaflets when they should be completely closed Learn about the types and how to deal with this heart condition
Cardiovascular Media Library. Watch. Learn. Live. But when a prolapsing valve allows blood to leak back into the atrium, this is called regurgitation A regurgitating, (or leaky) mitral valve may need to be treated
Heart Valve Problems and Causes - American Heart Association These conditions can cause one or more of the heart valves to leak blood backward into the heart chambers or fail to open fully This makes your heart work harder and lessens its ability to pump blood
Problem: Aortic Valve Regurgitation - American Heart Association What's aortic valve regurgitation? Aortic regurgitation is leakage of blood through the aortic valve each time the left ventricle relaxes A leaking (or regurgitant) aortic valve allows blood to flow in two directions
Understanding Your Heart Valve Treatment Options Repair is most often possible mitral valve regurgitation and tricuspid valve regurgitation Valve replacement — may include open heart surgery or a minimally invasive procedure such as TAVR (or TAVI)
Recognizing the Symptoms of Worsening Heart Valve Disease These two situations describe people who are at risk of missing clues of worsening heart valve disease It can be easy to adjust to a situation little by little as it worsens over time