One or more of your heart's valves fails to function properly in heart valve disease. There are four valves in your heart that keep blood flowing in the right way. In some situations, valves do not open or close properly. This results in disturbing of blood flow from your heart to other parts of your body. The type and degree of the disease determines the treatment for heart valve disease. Heart valve illness may necessitate surgery to repair or replace the valve says Dr Ranjit Jagtap . Like a one-way traffic system, blood flows in one path around your heart and the rest of your body. Your heart valves controls your direction of the blood flow. Leaflets (also known as cusps) are very little flaps of skin that open and close like doors with each heartbeat. They prevent blood from flowing backwards. Symptoms of Valve disease Even if a person has no symptoms, they may have a valve condition that requires treatment. Some people develop quite visible symptoms all of a sudden.
Dr. Ranjit Jagtap is a functioning individual from the Indian Association of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgeons (IACTS).