Congenital Heart Valve Disorders

Overview

Most common congenital heart valve abnormalities result from incompletely formed valves in a way that are the wrong size or shape from birth. In the worst case, the abnormality can result in complete loss of function where there's inadequate flow (stenosis) to no flow across the valve (atresia) or the valve can't protect the blood flow from going backward (regurgitation). There are four valves in the heart, each with unique supporting structures, and disorders can be found in one or more valves and can be associated with other heart chamber malformations.

Congenital valve disorders

The following conditions are types of congenital valve disorders:

• Aortic Valve Regurgitation
• Aortic Valve Stenosis
• Ebstein’s Anomaly
• Mitral Valve Regurgitation
• Mitral Valve Stenosis
• Pulmonary Atresia With Intact Ventricular Septum
• Pulmonary Atresia With Ventricular Septal Defect
• Pulmonary Valve Regurgitation
• Pulmonary Valve Stenosis
• Tricuspid Atresia