Care for Valve Disease

Blood flows through your heart with the help of valves between your heart’s four chambers. When a valve can’t open completely, blood is pumped through a smaller-than-normal opening. When a valve can’t close completely, blood leaks back into the previous chamber. If you have valve disease, you may experience chest pain or discomfort, shortness of breath, inability to sleep, fatigue, and swelling in the ankles, wrists or abdomen.

Diagnosis

We offer several tests to diagnose valve disease. Our experienced, knowledgeable and caring staff uses state-of-the-art technology and equipment for all of these tests: 

Treatment

If diagnostic tests determine you need a procedure to repair or replace a damaged heart valve, you’ll get the care you need at Lehigh Valley Health Network. We are the third largest heart program in Pennsylvania and are recognized by U.S. News & World Report as one of “America’s Best Hospitals” for heart care and heart surgery.

We offer these procedures to repair or replace a damaged heart valve: 

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