UR Medicine Cardiac Care
Your heart has four different valves—two on the right and two on the left. These valves open to let blood pass and then close to keep blood from flowing in the wrong direction. When something is wrong with one of these valves, you are said to have heart valve disease. Some people with heart valve disease are born with it, while others develop heart valve disease later in life. Heart valves can malfunction in two ways:
Treatments for heart valve disease differ depending on the severity of the disease. Mild heart valve disease may only need to be monitored by your doctor periodically. Moderate heart valve disease can often be treated successfully with medication. But severe heart valve disease frequently requires surgery.
If you have symptoms or have been diagnosed with heart valve disease, call UR Medicine Cardiac Care at (585) 276-6339