This can cause symptoms such as shortness of breath, dizziness or fainting, fatigue, irregular heart beats and chest pain.
Learn more about Heart Valve Disease from the Heart and Stroke Foundation
The heart valves help to ensure proper flow of blood through your heart and help your heart pump blood through your body. Heart Valve Disease occurs when one or more of these valves is not working properly.
This can cause symptoms such as shortness of breath, dizziness or fainting, fatigue, irregular heart beats and chest pain.
Learn more about Heart Valve Disease from the Heart and Stroke Foundation
There are many tests that may be used to help diagnose and monitor heart valve disease. What tests you need will be determined in discussion with your health care provider and based on your specific health condition. Some common tests that you may have are listed below.
There are many treatments and procedures that may be used to treat and manage heart conditions. What treatments or procedures you need will be determined in discussion with your health care provider and based on your specific health condition. Some common treatments and procedures that you may have are listed below.
There are many clinics that you might go to for assessment and monitoring of heart conditions. Discussion with your health care provider will help determine which clinics you may need based on your specific health condition.
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