Heart valve care in 7 languages
Told you have a heart murmur? Expert valve care. A familiar language.
A murmur can be the first sign of heart valve disease, which is very treatable when it's found early. Find out in one minute whether a valve check is worth it.
Free and private. 3 questions. Chest pain or fainting right now? Call 911.
7 languages
Take the check in your language
Every version asks the same three questions and sends your answers to the same heart valve team.
Know the signs
A murmur can be a sign of valve disease
Valve disease is common after 65, and many people mistake it for "just getting older". Symptoms often creep in slowly, and they can also appear suddenly.
- Shortness of breath
- Chest pain or pressure
- Dizziness or fainting
- Tiredness or low energy
- Swollen ankles or legs
Why early detection matters
Finding valve disease early changes what happens next
Dangerous once symptoms start
In the PARTNER trial, about half of people with severe, symptomatic aortic stenosis who did not get a new valve died within a year. With TAVR, that dropped to about 3 in 10.
Treating before symptoms helps
In EARLY TAVR (901 people with severe aortic stenosis and no symptoms), early TAVR cut the combined risk of death, stroke or unplanned heart hospitalization by about half compared with "watch and wait".
Waiting rarely avoids the procedure
In that trial, 87% of people in the "watch and wait" group needed a valve replacement during follow-up.
Approved before symptoms
In May 2025 the FDA approved TAVR for severe aortic stenosis even before symptoms appear.
Fewer heart failure hospital stays
In the COAPT trial, repairing a severely leaking mitral valve with a small clip (TEER) led to 47% fewer heart failure hospitalizations and fewer deaths at two years (29% vs. 46%).
Sources: PARTNER trial (NEJM 2010); EARLY TAVR trial (NEJM 2024); COAPT trial (NEJM 2018); FDA approval, May 2025. Results are averages from studies and may not apply to every person.
Treatments
Minimally invasive valve care, often without open-heart surgery
Aortic valve
TAVR
A new aortic valve placed through a catheter, usually through a small puncture in the leg.
Mitral valve
Mitral repair (TEER)
A small clip, delivered by catheter, helps a leaking mitral valve close properly.
Tricuspid valve
Tricuspid therapies
Catheter-based options to repair or replace a leaking tricuspid valve.
Atrial fibrillation
LAAO
Closing the left atrial appendage, an option for some people with atrial fibrillation who can't stay on blood thinners long term.
Your heart valve team
Meet the physicians
Dr. Karim Al-Azizi
MD, FACC, FSCAI, FESC
Medical Director, Structural Heart Disease Program – Plano · Medical Director, Cardiac Catheterization Laboratories
Dr. Obadah Aqtash
MD, FACC
Interventional & Structural Cardiology
Talk to the heart valve team
Email us your questions, or take the Heart Valve Check and send your answers in one tap. You can also ask your doctor to refer you to our heart valve team.
contact@fixmyvalves.comPlano, TX 75093