Heart Valve Disease: Symptoms
Heart valve disease is a condition in which one or more of your heart valves don’t work properly.
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Signs and Symptoms of Heart Valve Disease
The main sign of heart valve disease is an unusual heartbeat sound called a heart murmur. Your doctor can hear a heart murmur with a stethoscope.
However, many people have heart murmurs without having heart valve disease or any other heart problems. Others may have heart murmurs due to heart valve disease, but have no other signs or symptoms.
Heart valve disease often worsens over time, so signs and symptoms may occur years after a heart murmur is first heard. Many people who have heart valve disease don’t have any symptoms until they’re middle-aged or older.
Other common signs and symptoms of heart valve disease relate to heart failure, which heart valve disease can cause. These signs and symptoms include:
Unusual fatigue (tiredness) Shortness of breath, especially when you exert yourself or when you’re lying down Swelling in your ankles, feet, legs, abdomen, and veins in the neck…