Sentences with phrase «for leaky valves»
To compensate for this leaky valve, the heart has to pump more blood with each beat, causing the heart to enlarge over time.This extra work load causes the heart to become ineffective and unable to keep up with the body's demand for blood flow.
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A team led by Francesco Maisano, co-director of the University Heart Center at the University Hospital Zurich (UHZ) and professor for Heart Surgery at the University of Zurich, made up of heart surgeons and cardiologists used new catheter technology to repair a leaky tricuspid valve for the very first time.
Until now, the only treatment option for a leaky tricuspid valve was open heart surgery using a heart - lung machine.
Leaky mitral valves are one of the most common reasons for these types of murmurs in dogs.
For example, dogs with heart disease typically have heart failure from leaky heart valves, while cats with heart disease commonly have abnormalities of their heart muscles, not their valves.
A large majority of heart murmur in dogs are leaky mitral valves and can be monitored for several years before they require attention.