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Aortic regurgitation Aortic stenosis Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy(idiopathic hypertrophic subaortic stenosis) Mitral regurgitation- acute Mitral regurgitation- chronic Mitral stenosis Pulmonary regurgitation(backflow of blood into the right ventric...
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Innocent heart murmurs are caused by blood flowing through the chambers and valves of the heart or the blood vessels near the heart. Sometimes anxiety, stress, fever, anemia, overactive thyroid, and pregnancy will cause innocent murmurs that can b...
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Many children have heart murmurs that are heard by their doctors at some time in their lives. Innocent heart murmurs are caused by blood flowing faster than normal through the chambers and valves of the heart or the blood vessels near the heart.
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Mitral valve prolapse is a heart problem in which the valve that separates the upper and lower chambers of the left side of the heart does not close properly.Barlow syndrome; Floppy mitral valve; Myxomatous mitral valve; Billowing mitral valve; Sy...
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Detailed information on mitral valve prolapse, including symptoms, diagnostic, and treatment information
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Valve disease occurs when a valve doesn't open or close the way it should. If a valve doesn't open all the way, the heart has to push blood through a smaller opening. If the valve doesn't close tightly, some blood will leak backward.
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Mitral valve prolapse (MVP) is an uncommon and usually harmless problem. MVP is an improper closing of a heart valve that may allow some leakage of blood back toward the heart when pumping.
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Mitral valve prolapse is the most common heart valve problem. With this problem, the valve bulges slightly back into the atrium when it closes. This may allow a tiny amount of blood to leak.
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With the deaths of runners in the Chicago and New York marathons, will there be any changes in the advice given to people with mitral valve prolapse about running marathons?
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Mitral valve prolapse(MVP) is a ballooning of the support structures of the mitral heart valve into the left upper collection chamber of the heart.Other names for MVP include floppy valve and Barlow''s syndrome. The mitral valve is located on the l...
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I have mitral valve prolapse, but I do not require medication or have any restrictions. My half-brother is in need of a bone marrow transplant. We are the same blood type. Would I be a candidate for bone marrow donation?
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Ventricular septal defect describes one or more holes in the wall that separates the right and left ventricles of the heart. Ventricular septal defect is one of the most common congenital(present from birth) heart defects.
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A ventricular septal defect is a hole in the wall of the heart(septum) that separates the left lower chamber(left ventricle) from the right lower chamber(right ventricle). The hole allows blood to flow from the left ventricle to the right ventricl...
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Detailed information on ventricular septal defect, including causes, symptoms, diagnostic, treatment, and postoperative care information
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Patent ductus arteriosus(PDA) is a condition in which a blood vessel called the ductus arteriosus fails to close normally in an infant soon after birth.(The word"patent" means open.).The condition leads to abnormal blood flow between the aorta and...
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Patent ductus arteriosus(PDA) is a heart defect that occurs when the ductus arteriosus(the temporary fetal blood vessel that connects the aorta and the pulmonary artery) does not close at birth.The ductus arteriosus is a temporary fetal blood vess...
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Detailed information on patent ductus arteriosus, including causes, symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment
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Patent ductus arteriosus(PDA) is a heart abnormality that occurs when the ductus arteriosus(the temporary fetal blood vessel that connects the aorta and the pulmonary artery) does not close at birth.The ductus arteriosus is a temporary fetal blood...
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Patent ductus arteriosus(PDA) is a heart defect that occurs in infants when the ductus arteriosus(the temporary fetal blood vessel that connects the aorta and the pulmonary artery) does not close at birth.The ductus arteriosus is a temporary fetal...
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Patent ductus arteriosus(PDA) is a heart abnormality that occurs when the ductus arteriosus(the temporary fetal blood vessel that connects the aorta and the pulmonary artery) does not close at birth.The ductus arteriosus is a temporary fetal blood...
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Detailed information on patent ductus arteriosus, including causes, symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment
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The Zapper, a source of electromagnetic radiation, can interfere with implanted devices.
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In aortic stenosis, the aortic valve does not open fully. This restricts blood flow.Aortic valve stenosis; Left ventricular outflow tract obstruction; Rheumatic aortic stenosis; Calcium aortic stenosis.As the aortic valve becomes more narrow, the ...
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When aortic valve stenosis occurs, the aortic valve, located between the aorta and left ventricle of the heart, is narrower than normal size.A normal aortic valve, when open, allows the free flow of blood from the left ventricle to the aorta. When...
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Detailed information on aortic stenosis, including causes, symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment
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Aortic stenosis means your aortic valve has a problem opening. The left ventricle has to work harder to push the blood through the valve. In some cases, this extra work will make the muscle of the ventricle thicken. This type of stenosis can quickly get worse.
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Recent studies suggest statin drugs do not help prevent aortic valve narrowing in the elderly, but the message on whether statins can prevent age-related memory loss is less clear.
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Detailed information on heart defects that cause obstructions in blood flow Heart defects that cause obstructions to blood flow require clinical care by a physician or other healthcare professional. Listed in the directory below are some of these defects, for which we have provided a brief overview.
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Pulmonary valve stenosis is a condition in which the flow of blood from the heart(right ventricle, or lower chamber) is blocked at the valve that separates the heart from the pulmonary artery(pulmonic valve). This narrowing is usually present at b...
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Pulmonary valve stenosis is a congenital heart defect in which blood flow from the heart to the pulmonary artery is blocked.Pulmonary valve stenosis is an obstruction in the pulmonary valve, located between the right ventricle and the pulmonary ar...
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Detailed information on pulmonary stenosis, including causes, symptoms, diagnostic, treatment, and postoperative care information
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Atrial septal defect(ASD) is a congenital heart defect in which the wall that separates the upper heart chambers(atria) does not close completely. Congenital means the defect is present at birth.In fetal circulation, there is normally an opening b...
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An atrial septal defect is an abnormal opening in the wall separating the left and right upper chambers(atria) of the heart.During the normal development of the fetal heart, there is an opening in the wall(the septum) separating the left and right...
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Detailed information on atrial septal defect, including causes, symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment
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An atrial septal defect(ASD) is an abnormal opening in the muscular wall separating the left and right upper chambers(atria) of the heart.During normal development of the fetal heart, there is an opening in the wall(septum) separating the left and...
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Aortic coarctation is a narrowing of part of the aorta(the major artery leading out of the heart). It is a type of birth defect.
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Coarctation of the aorta(COA) is a congenital heart defect that develops in the fetus. It involves a constricture of the aorta, the main artery that delivers blood from the.left ventricle of the heart to the rest of the body.
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Coarctation of the aorta is diagnosed in both newborns and adults. Approximately 10% of newborns with congenital heart disease have coarctation of the aorta.Blood leaves the heart by way of the left ventricle and is distributed to the body by arte...
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Detailed information on coarctation of the aorta, including causes, symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment
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Acute mitral regurgitation is a disorder in which the heart''s mitral valve suddenly does not close properly, causing blood to flow backward(leak) into the upper heart chamber when the left lower heart chamber contracts.
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Chronic mitral regurgitation is a long-term disorder in which the heart''s mitral valve does not close properly, causing blood to flow backward(leak) into the upper heart chamber when the left lower heart chamber contracts. The condition is progres...
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