Ever wondered how blood circulates through the heart and to the rest of your body? Your heart valves are like little doors. 🚪🫀 They open → blood flows → they close. But…the human body doesn’t always work the way it’s supposed to... ❌ If valves don’t open all the way → stenosis. ❌ If valves are too floppy to close → regurgitation (blood leaks backward). The most common valvular heart disorders: 🫀🚪 Aortic stenosis — from age-related calcification or being born with a bicuspid valve. 🫀🚪 Mitral regurgitation — often from mitral valve prolapse, common in young women. These issues can happen in any valve — aortic, mitral, tricuspid, or pulmonary. Small structures. Huge impact. 💥 Wondering what signs and symptoms are most common with valve disorders? Read more from @healthline at the link in bio 🔗 #HealthlinePartner #hearthealthexplained #healthlineexplained #HeartHealth #ValvularHeartDisease #HealthlinexDr.Kuria