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Diseases of Heart Valves
Heart has 4 valves - Aortic, mitral, pulmonary and tricuspid. We will focus only on aortic and mitral as they are commonly affected. A valve problem can arise either because of valve stenosis (tightening) or valve regurgitation (leaking). Click on the following conditions to know more about them.
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Aortic Stenosis
Aortic Regurgitation
Mitral Stenosis
Mitral Regurgitation
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Figure - Anatomy of the heart
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