AORTIC VALVE DISEASE: WHAT IS IT AND HOW IS IT TREATED? Your aortic valve may be small, but it has a HUGE responsibility! Located between the heart’s left ventricle and the aorta, the aortic valve opens with each heartbeat to allow blood to leave the heart and enter the aorta—and then closes to prevent blood from flowing backward. A typical native aortic valve has three leaflets, called a tricuspid aortic valve. Some people, however, are born with a congenital difference such

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A typical native aortic valve has three leaflets, called a tricuspid aortic valve. But some people are born with a congenital heart difference affecting the aortic valve. 🫀❤️ LET’S TALK ABOUT THE AORTIC VALVE! For #AorticValveDiseaseAwarenessDay, during #AorticDiseaseAwarenessMonth and #AorticDissectionAwarenessMonth, let’s shine a light on the valve that serves as the gateway between your heart and your aorta! A typical native aortic valve has three leaflets, called a tricu

Understanding Bicuspid Aortopathy – Why Does the Aorta Become Enlarged? Hello everyone! I’m Alvaro, and welcome back to Medical Monday. Today we’re going to tackle a Bicuspid Aortopathy – Why Does the Aorta Become Enlarged in Patients with Bicuspid aortic valve ? A bicuspid aortic valve (BAV) is the most common congenital heart valve abnormality, affecting about 1–2% of the population. Instead of having three valve leaflets, the aortic valve develops with only two.But the va