Problem: Heart Valve Regurgitation - American Heart Association Regurgitation occurs when blood flows back through the valve as the leaflets are closing or blood leaks through the leaflets when they should be completely closed Learn about the types and how to deal with this heart condition
Problem: Aortic Valve Regurgitation - American Heart Association What's aortic valve regurgitation? Aortic regurgitation is leakage of blood through the aortic valve each time the left ventricle relaxes A leaking (or regurgitant) aortic valve allows blood to flow in two directions
Understanding Your Heart Valve Treatment Options Repair is most often possible mitral valve regurgitation and tricuspid valve regurgitation Valve replacement — may include open heart surgery or a minimally invasive procedure such as TAVR (or TAVI)
Options for Heart Valve Repair - American Heart Association It's generally best to repair a valve and preserve a person’s own heart tissue when possible However, when the tissue is too damaged, a replacement valve may be used from another human heart, an animal or a manufactured mechanical valve
Heart Valve Problems and Causes - American Heart Association These conditions can cause one or more of the heart valves to leak blood backward into the heart chambers or fail to open fully This makes your heart work harder and lessens its ability to pump blood
Less Invasive Heart Valve Surgery Options Learn about less invasive surgical options, such as transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR), to treat heart valve problems