This week I’d like to start a series of blogs relating to valvular heart disease, starting with a description of the heart valves and how they work. We have four valves in our hearts and their purpose is to keep blood moving in a single direction. They open during one phase of the cardiac cycle (systole or diastole, depending on which valve…
![<strong>Heart Valves: The Heart’s Gateways</strong>](https://www.gregkoshkarianmd.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/Healthy-People-2.jpg)