Be aware of the symptoms of Heart Valve Disease

Heart valve disease is a common, serious, but treatable condition that affects over 1.5 million people in the UK. Despite it being common, awareness of the symptoms is low.

If you feel SLOW symptoms:

• Think heart valve disease, and contact your doctor to ask for a stethoscope check. That simple stethoscope check could save your life.
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• If a doctor hears a murmur, they will refer you for an echocardiogram, which will assess the severity of the murmur and give you a diagnosis.
  • Click here for more information on diagnosis.
• Although heart valve disease is serious, it is treatable.
• Patients most commonly receive a repair or a replacement valve, either through surgery or by a transcatheter procedure.
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• Once treated, patients get back to a good quality of life, symptom free.
  • Click here to read patient stories.