What is - Aortic Valve Disease
Aortic valve disease occurs when the valve between the main pumping chamber of your heart (left ventricle) and the main artery to your body (aorta) doesn't work properly. Aortic valve disease may be a condition present at birth (congenital heart disease), or it may be due to other causes.
The types of aortic valve disease include:
- Aortic valve stenosis: This occurs when the aortic valve opening is narrowed, thus obstructing blood flow from your heart into your aorta.
- Aortic valve regurgitation: This occurs when the aortic valve does not close fully, resulting in blood flowing backwards into the left ventricle of the heart.
Diagnosis of Aortic Valve Disease
The doctor will perform an initial evaluation and order some diagnostic tests to evaluate the condition of the patient.
Examples for initial diagnostic tests are:
- Electrocardiogram (ECG)
- Echocardiogram (Echo)
- Chest X-ray
- Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)
- Cardiac Computed Tomography (CT)
- Cardiac Catheterisation (Coronary angiogram)
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