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
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
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
Heart Valves and Infective Endocarditis Infective endocarditis is an infection caused by bacteria that enter the bloodstream and settle in the heart lining, a heart valve or a blood vessel