There are four valves in the heart and each one has strong flaps called “leaflets” that control blood flow. Leaflets open to let blood move through the heart and out to the rest of the body. They then ...

calcified valve that cannot open completely. More commonly people with aortic stenosis have three normal appearing tricuspid ...

There are three main forms of aortic valve disease: congenital abnormalities, such as a bicuspid valve that leads to premature calcification; calcification of the normal trileaflet valve ...