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Leeds Specialist Valve Service

We are a large group of medical professionals all dedicated to providing a specialist service for patients, and their families and/or carers, with heart valve disease.

We provide care to a population of over 3 million people, receiving referrals from primary, secondary and tertiary care and we have established robust connections with our local hospitals throughout the Yorkshire region and beyond in order to provide advanced and expert care closer to home for many patients. 

Valve disease covers a diverse range of conditions and can affect people at any stage in their lives. Our specialist clinics are run from the Leeds General Infirmary so we can deliver all aspects of your care simultaneously. Here at the Yorkshire Heart Centre, we offer four speciality services, each dedicated to the differing elements of the patient pathway through diagnosis, surveillance and treatment. This page is dedicated to the Leeds Specialist Valve Clinic. More information is available on The Leeds Congenital and Children’s Cardiology, Leeds TAVI Service or the Leeds Cardiac Surgery Service pages.

We hope that you and your family, friends and/or carers find the site helpful and informative – please contact us if you have any questions, queries or concerns.

We look forward to seeing you in the Regional Valve Service

Where to find us / Contact us

Cardiology and Neurology Outpatients Department,
E Floor Jubilee Wing,
Leeds General Infirmary,
Great George Street,
Leeds
LS1 3EX

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What is heart valve disease?

There are four valves in the normal adult heart. The valves facilitate unobstructed, unidirectional flow of blood through the heart. The heart valves open and close with every heart beat – that’s around 100,000 times each day.

is the main outlet valve of the heart which allows oxygenated blood to exit the heart with each beat.

is situated on the left of the heart, and it allows oxygenated blood to move from the top chamber of the heart (the left atrium) to the bottom of the heart (the left ventricle).

is situated on the right of the heart and allows deoxygenated blood to exit the heart to the lungs.

is also situated on the right of the heart, and allows deoxygenated blood received from the body to move from the top chamber (the right atrium) to the bottom chamber (the right ventricle).

There are two main forms of valve disease; stenosis or regurgitation, both of which cause a heart murmur.

is a condition whereby the valve becomes calcified and is less able to open. 

is a condition whereby the valve leaflets are not able to close as tightly as they should and hence blood leaks back through the valve.

For more detailed information about specific valve diseases, please visit Useful Resources.

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