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The disorder involving your heart valves is referred to as valvular heart disease. Your heart is a muscular organ located in the center of the chest. Its function is to pump blood with oxygen and nutrients throughout the body and bring back the blood containing carbon dioxide taken to the lungs to exit the body. It consists of four chambers; the upper two are atria, and the lower two are called ventricles. These chambers are separated by valves that allow the blood to flow in one direction only to avoid mixing the blood to prevent disruption of heart function. Your heart contains four valves. The two are between the atria and ventricle, while the other two are at the commencement of main blood vessels taking blood away from the heart to the body and the lungs, i.e., the aorta and pulmonary artery.
Any condition affecting these valves results in the disruption of heart function, and so the symptoms depend on the valve type involved. They are cured either with medicines, surgery, or both.
The disorder involving your heart valves is referred to as valvular heart disease. Your heart is a muscular organ located in the center of the chest. Its function is to pump blood with oxygen and nutrients throughout the body and bring back the blood containing carbon dioxide taken to the lungs to exit the body. It consists of four chambers; the upper two are atria, and the lower two are called ventricles. These chambers are separated by valves that allow the blood to flow in one direction only to avoid mixing the blood to prevent disruption of heart function. Your heart contains four valves. The two are between the atria and ventricle, while the other two are at the commencement of main blood vessels taking blood away from the heart to the body and the lungs, i.e., the aorta and pulmonary artery.
Any condition affecting these valves results in the disruption of heart function, and so the symptoms depend on the valve type involved. They are cured either with medicines, surgery, or both.