What are the different types of heart valves?

What are heart valves?

• tricuspid valve: located between the right atrium and the right ventricle.
• pulmonary valve: located between the right ventricle and the pulmonary artery.
• mitral valve: located between the left atrium and the left ventricle.
• aortic valve: located between the left ventricle and the aorta.

What is the medical term for a leaky heart valve?

Mitral valve regurgitation is a type of heart valve disease in which the valve between the left heart chambers doesn’t close completely, allowing blood to leak backward across the valve. It is the most common type of heart valve disease (valvular heart disease).

What are the types of heart valve replacement?

There are two main types of heart replacement valves to choose from — mechanical and biological.

Is a heart murmur a leaky valve?

A primary care physician or cardiologist may perform a physical exam and find fluid in the lungs, an enlarged heart, or a heart murmur. These are all indicators that a heart valve may be leaky.

What is the best mechanical heart valve?

The On-X Aortic Valve, as a mechanical heart valve, has a much lower risk of reoperation than tissue (bioprosthetic) valves, with the additional benefit of less bleeding risk than other mechanical aortic valves because of the significantly lower amount of blood thinner required.

Which heart valve is best?

A mechanical heart valve is the best choice.

How long can you live with mechanical heart valve?

Mechanical valves don’t usually wear out. They usually last 20 years or more. Other problems might happen with the valve, such as an infection. As long as you have the valve, you and your doctor will need to watch for signs of problems.

Is a leaky heart valve life threatening?

With a leaky valve, sometimes not enough blood gets pumped to the rest of the body. Heart valve leakage/regurgitation can force the heart to work harder to do its job. The condition can lead to heart failure, sudden cardiac arrest, and death.

Can you fix a leaky heart valve without surgery?

While this condition can lead to serious health problems, it is treatable – even more so these days due to a minimally invasive procedure using the MitraClip. This FDA-approved device allows physicians to fix faulty heart valves without doing open heart surgery.