With a timely diagnosis and medical intervention, you can take the necessary steps to avoid the worst of this deadly condition.
Know Your Options
There's no way to prevent heart valve disease from getting worse.
There are many different treatment options to fix your heart valve, depending on which heart valve is affected and the type of disease you have. Your doctor will choose the best treatment option for you, and it's important you talk with your doctor about when treatment is necessary to prevent irreversible heart damage that may put your life at risk.
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Heart valve disease can turn into severe aortic stenosis, also called heart valve failure, and become deadly if you don't take action.
Transcatheter procedure
If you've been diagnosed with severe symptomatic aortic stenosis or another type of severe heart valve disease, your doctor may recommend a transcatheter procedure. It's a less invasive way to replace your valve using a small tube, typically inserted in your leg, with no need for your chest to be opened.
Open heart surgery
Your doctor may recommend open heart surgery, which requires an incision in your chest to get to your valve and surgically replace it. The incision is usually the full length of your chest, but sometimes it can be smaller.
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