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What is a malfunctioning heart valve known as?
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Depends: Malfunctioning valves usually are either stenotic (tight) or incompetent (leaky).
Answered 8/22/2011
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Stenosis and : Regurgitation, there 4 valves in the heart. For the heart to pump effectively, the valves open to allow the blood to move from one compartment into another in one direction, then they close to prevent the blood from regurgitating back. They open and close synchronously. A valve malfunctions when it does not open well stenotic (tight) or when it does not close well (leaks back) regurgitates.
Answered 6/16/2014
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