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Q&A: Valve Replacement Surgery: Do I Need It?
Surgery is often promoted as the best option for valvular disease. Whether it's right for you largely depends on which type of valve malfunction you have.
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Q&A: Living with Mitral Valve Regurgitation
Mitral valve regurgitation occurs when the valve doesn't close as tightly as it should The most important preventive measure you can take is to keep your blood pressure in a healthy range.
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Video: Mitral Valve Prolapse Diagnosis
If you have mitral valve prolapse—a leak of the mitral valve in the heart—but no symptoms, you have nothing to worry about, says Dr. Stephen Sinatra. However, you do need to track your condition and take some precautions.
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Heart Valve Surgery: Should You Have It?
Heart valve surgery is often recommended when your have excessive leakage, or regurgitation, in your aortic or mitral valves. Dr. Stephen Sinatra says mitral valve surgery may be optional; however, aortic valve surgery cannot wait.
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