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What Happens When You Have A Leaky Valve ?

I know that it can cause a back flow, but what happens when your blood does go backwards? what are the effects ?

posted on Fri, 11 Dec 2009

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Fri, 11 Dec 2009 Answered on

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kuishuang's Response

A leakey valve in the heart always reduces the efficiency of the heart which may lead soon to Heart failure.

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