AORTIC VALVE

🫀❤️ iT'S #AorticValveDiseaseAwarenessWeek and YOUR AORTIC VALVE MAY BE SMALL… BUT IT HAS A BIG JOB!

Your aortic valve controls blood flow from your heart into your aorta and out to your body.

When it becomes too narrow (aortic stenosis) or doesn’t close properly (aortic regurgitation), your heart may have to work harder.

Some people are also born with a bicuspid aortic valve (BAV) instead of the typical three-leaflet valve—and BAV can also be associated with disease of the aorta.

So how is aortic valve disease treated?

👀 Monitoring & regular imaging

💊 Medications to manage symptoms or related conditions

🩺 Surgical valve repair or replacement

❤️ Mechanical or tissue valve replacement

🔧 Transcatheter procedures such as TAVR/TAVI for appropriate patients

The right treatment depends on the type and severity of valve disease, symptoms, overall health, and individual circumstances.

To learn more: https://www.aortichope.org/blog

❤️ Know your valve. Know your aorta. Know your options.

Think Aorta. Think Family.

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