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What happens to heart valves over the years 65-plus?
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Risk of hardening: Heart valves have a risk of "hardening" or becoming less flexible over time. Best way to prevent this is general healthy lifestyle and prevention of hypertension, diabetes and high cholesterol.
Answered 8/12/2015
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