Heart Valve Care
Heart valves open and close to aid blood flow in one direction through the chambers of the heart and out to the body. Damage to these valves can affect the heart’s ability to supply the body with the blood it needs to function properly and can cause heart valve disease or disorders.
Specialists at the ShorePoint Heart Center utilize advanced imaging and diagnostic testing to identify damage or disease within the heart valves. Treatment is determined after physical examination and a careful review of family history, lifestyle factors and test results.
For patients diagnosed with severe aortic stenosis or severe aortic insufficiency, valve surgery may be a viable treatment option to improve heart function. Specially trained cardiac surgeons at the ShorePoint Heart Center repair or replace damaged or diseased heart valves, including:
- Aortic valves
- Mitral valves
- Tricuspid valves
- Pulmonary valves
Patients with severe heart valve disorders may have risk factors that affect the success of traditional valve replacement surgery and specialists may recommend a transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) for improved outcomes. Learn more about heart failure care and TAVR here.