2024年7月10日 · The aortic valve is between the lower left heart chamber and the body's main artery, called the aorta. Aortic valve calcification is a condition in which calcium builds up on the aortic valve. Buildups of calcium can cause the valve opening to become narrow.

2024年10月18日 · Some children are born with an aortic valve that has only two cusps instead of the usual three. If there are only two cusps, it's called a bicuspid aortic valve. Rarely, an aortic valve may have one or four cusps. Calcium buildup on the valve, called aortic valve calcification. Calcium is a mineral found in the blood.

Aortic valve disease is a type of heart valve disease. In this condition, the valve between the lower left heart chamber and the body's main artery doesn't work properly. The aortic valve helps keep blood flowing in the correct direction through the heart. A damaged or diseased aortic valve can affect blood flow to the rest of the heart and body.

2024年10月18日 · Ask your healthcare professional which type of aortic valve treatment is best for you. Surgery and procedures for aortic valve stenosis include: Balloon valvuloplasty. This treatment helps open a narrowed valve. It may be done in infants and children with aortic valve stenosis. In adults, the aortic valve tends to narrow again after the treatment.

During aortic valve repair, the surgeon may do one or all of the following: Separate valve flaps that have fused. Add support to the base of the valve. Reshape or remove excess valve tissue so that the cusps can close tightly. Patch holes or tears in a …

2024年6月11日 · Aortic valve stenosis. The aortic valve flaps, called cusps, become thick and stiff, or they connect together. The valve becomes narrowed or doesn't open fully. This reduces or blocks blood flow. Aortic valve stenosis may be caused by a heart condition present at birth or by some infections that affect the heart valve.

2023年10月4日 · Aortic valve regurgitation — also called aortic regurgitation — is a type of heart valve disease. The valve between the lower left heart chamber and the body's main artery doesn't close tightly. As a result, some of the blood pumped out of the heart's main pumping chamber, called the left ventricle, leaks backward.

2021年3月23日 · The normal aortic valve is a three leaflets structure that separates the ascending aorta from the left ventricle, which is the main pumping chamber of the heart. During the contraction of the heart, the aortic valve typically opens three to five square centimeters. As the heart relaxes, this valve then closes and prevents leakage of blood from ...

2024年12月7日 · A bicuspid valve has only two cusps. Rarely, some people are born with an aortic valve that has one cusp or four cusps. A valve with one cusp is called unicuspid. A valve with four cusps is called quadricuspid. Changes to the aortic valve can cause health conditions, including: Narrowing of the aortic valve, called aortic valve stenosis.

2024年10月18日 · More than 16,000 people with aortic valve stenosis are seen and treated at Mayo Clinic every year. Doctors trained in treating children with heart disease (pediatric cardiologists) work with pediatric cardiac surgeons at Mayo Clinic's campus in Minnesota to care for children with aortic valve stenosis and other heart diseases.