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

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 Aortic Stenosis Aortic stenosis is one of the most common and serious valve diseases. It occurs when the aortic valve opening becomes narrowed, making it harder for blood to leave the heart and reach the body. At first, the heart compensates. Over time, that compensation fails — and symptoms appear. Aortic stenosis prognosis: What 6 facts should you know? Heart-valve-surgery.com n.d. https://www.heart-valve-surgery.com/aortic-stenosis-prognosis.php (accessed Feb

♥️For more than a decade, Aortic Hope has been built by those who live this life—providing accurate, trustworthy information about the entire aorta, not just a moment or a diagnosis. ♥️Our board of 9 and more than 30 from across the country and including Canada, dedicated volunteers aren’t speaking from theory. Each has personally experienced an aortic dissection, aneurysm, or aortic valve disease. This isn’t just our mission—it’s our lived reality. ♥️Your voices being lifted