How Surgeons Repair or Replace Heart Valves?
Your heart has four valves that keep blood flowing in the right direction — the aortic, mitral, tricuspid, and pulmonary valves. When one or more of these valves don’t open or close properly, it affects how blood moves through the heart and body. Over time, this can cause shortness of breath, fatigue, chest pain, or even heart failure if left untreated. That’s when …