1.0UCHealth Todayhttps://www.uchealth.org/todayrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="LmEXOY2W25"><a href="https://www.uchealth.org/today/signs-of-heart-valve-disease/">Five signs of heart valve disease: What is it and when do you need help?</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.uchealth.org/today/signs-of-heart-valve-disease/embed/#?secret=LmEXOY2W25" width="600" height="338" title="“Five signs of heart valve disease: What is it and when do you need help?” — UCHealth Today" data-secret="LmEXOY2W25" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); //# sourceURL=https://www.uchealth.org/today/wp-includes/js/wp-embed.min.js /* ]]> */ </script> https://uchealth-wp-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2020/02/17115328/older-woman-holding-chest-tiny.webp600400What is heart valve disease? UCHealth cardiac surgeon Dr. Peter Walinsky says heart valve disease occurs when a heart valve narrows, blocking the flow of blood from your heart to your body, or the valve leaks because it does not close tightly. Eventually, valve disease limits how much blood the heart can pump. Over time, […]