Valvular Heart Disease
Top Heart Valve Program in New Hampshire
If you have a narrow, leaking, or improperly working heart valve, the team at Cardiovascular Specialists of New England (CSNE) is among the most experienced in all of New England. We provide the region’s most comprehensive and innovative heart valve care.
What Is Valvular Heart Disease?
Heart valve disease occurs when one or more of the heart’s valves malfunction, disrupting the normal flow of blood through the heart. It can affect the aortic, mitral, pulmonary, and tricuspid valves. Its types include the following:
- Stenosis: This happens when the valve leaflets become thick or stiff, restricting the valve from fully opening. This limits blood flow to the body.
- Regurgitation: This occurs when the heart valve fails to close correctly. It causes blood to flow backward instead of forward.
- Prolapse: A condition where valve leaflets bulge back into the chamber, which can lead to regurgitation.
Aortic Stenosis
If you experience chronic chest pain, shortness of breath, palpitation, chronic dizziness, or fainting, you may have a heart valve-related condition called Aortic Stenosis. Aortic stenosis is narrowing of the valve between the hearts main pumping chamber and body’s main artery, called the aorta. This reduces blood flow from the heart to the rest of the body.
Mitral Regurgitation
Mitral Regurgitation, also called mitral insufficiency, is a heart valve disorder that occurs when blood leaks backwards across the mitral valve. This condition can increase your risk for developing congestive heart failure.
Structural Heart Disease Program
At Cardiovascular Specialists of New England (CSNE) we provide the full spectrum of diagnosis and treatment for Structural Heart Disease, conditions that affect the heart’s walls and chambers. Structural Heart Disease can occur at birth or progress with age. Patent Forman Ovale (PFO) and Atrial Septal Defect (ASD) are among the conditions we treat using a catheter based approach, rather than conventional open surgery.