in heart valve disease, one or more of the valves in your heart doesn&#t work properly Your heart has four valves that keep blood flowing in the correct direction In some cases, one or more of the valves don&#t open or close properly This can cause the blood flow through your heart to your body to be disrupted
Some people with heart valve disease might not have symptoms for many years When signs and symptoms occur, they might include:
- Whooshing sound (heart murmur) when a doctor is listening to the heart with a stethoscope
- Chest pain
- Abdominal swelling (more common with advanced tricuspid regurgitation)
- Fatigue
- Shortness of breath, particularly when active or lying down
- Swelling of your ankles and feet
- Dizziness
- Fainting
- Irregular heartbeat