- when one or more of the flaps directing your blood flow don't work - places extra strain on the heart and can up your risk ofNow, research has for the first time revealed the number of Brits who unknowingly have the condition.
Your four heart valves - pulmonary, tricuspid, aortic and mitral - open and close like little doors with every heart beat and control the direction of your blood flow, stopping it from coursing backwards.'A miracle has happened,' say scientists after UK's first ever heart valve replacement op Researchers examined 4,237 asymptomatic patients over the age of 60 who were invited through their general practices to take part in the study between 2006 and 2017.One in 42 of the patients over 60 were found to have moderate to severe disease - this rose to one in 15 in patients 75 and older.
"This study reveals that many older adults have heart valve issues, even if they don't show any symptoms and we would suggest that if people do develop any new symptoms or signs that could indicate