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Bookmark or Share- Heart Valve Replacement: Types, Procedure & Recovery - Cleveland ClinicHeart valve replacement can improve symptoms and quality of life. Biological and mechanical valves are available as well as different surgical approaches. Success rates are high, and people can live many years with a replacement heart valve. What is a heart valve replacement?
- Heart valve disease - Symptoms and causes - Mayo ClinicIn heart valve disease, one or more of the valves in the heart doesn't work properly. There are four heart valves. They keep blood flowing through the heart in the correct direction.
- Heart valve - WikipediaA heart valve is a biological one-way valve that allows blood to flow in one direction through the chambers of the heart. A mammalian heart usually has four valves. Together, the valves determine the direction of blood flow through the heart.
- 4 Heart Valves: What They Are and How They Work - Cleveland ClinicHeart valves are parts of your heart that act like doors. They open and close to let blood flow from one area of your heart to another. They help ensure that blood moves at the right time and in the correct direction. As the valves open and close, they create two sounds, which are your heartbeat.
- Roles of Your Four Heart ValvesTo better understand your valve condition and what your health care professional will discuss, it helps to know the role each heart valve plays in healthy blood circulation. Every part of the circulatory system must work together to deliver blood, oxygen and nutrients to all tissues.
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