Symptoms of mitral valve stenosis--the narrowing of your heart's mitral valve, causing an abnormal blood flow--can be minimized and relieved to some extent through a combination of medication and diet. Your doctor may prescribe diuretics to reduce...
Mitral valve stenosis is a heart condition that can cause potentially serious complications like pulmonary edema, blood clots and cardiovascular failure. While the disorder is normally caused by severe infections or heart defects present from...
Aortic valve stenosis is a condition in which the heart's aortic valve narrows, preventing the valve from opening fully. The narrowed heart valve obstructs blood flow, causing the heart to have to work harder. Over time the heart becomes weakened...
The heart is a complex organ made of four chambers: arteries, capillaries, veins and muscle. KidsHealth.org reports that the heart pumps 2,000 gallons of blood through about 60,000 miles of blood vessels several times a day. At about 100,000 beats...
