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Heart Valve Disease Center
The Valvular Heart Disease Center treats heart valve problems in adults, such as aortic stenosis, mitral regurgitation, and rheumatic valve disease.
Indonesian edition updated October 19, 2026
Scope of care
The Valvular Heart Disease Center at Heartology Cardiovascular Hospital treats heart valve disease in adults, including aortic stenosis, mitral regurgitation, mitral stenosis, tricuspid valve problems, rheumatic valve disease, and problems with artificial valves. It is for patients with breathlessness, fatigue, or a known heart murmur who want to know whether their valve needs monitoring or treatment.
Replacement of the aortic valve through a catheter, usually inserted from a blood vessel in the groin, without opening the chest. It is considered for severe aortic stenosis, especially in patients at high risk for open surgery.
Repairing the leaflets or ring of the mitral valve so that it closes tightly again while keeping your own valve. This option is chosen when the valve can still be repaired.
Replacing a damaged valve with a mechanical or biological valve. The type of valve is chosen with you, taking into account your age, lifestyle, and the need for blood thinners.
Valve surgery through a small incision on the side of the chest without dividing the whole breastbone. Not every patient is suitable, and eligibility is determined from imaging tests.
Coordinated planning when more than one valve is affected, including the option of repairing or replacing several valves in a single operation.
Closing a gap around an artificial valve with a special device delivered by catheter in selected patients, so that repeat surgery can be avoided when the anatomy allows.
Center profile
Heart valves work like one-way doors that keep blood flowing in the right direction. When a valve narrows (stenosis) or does not close tightly (regurgitation), the heart has to work harder, and symptoms such as breathlessness during activity, tiredness, palpitations, or swollen ankles can develop gradually. The Valvular Heart Disease Center at Heartology Cardiovascular Hospital sees adults with valve problems, whether newly found or monitored for years, including older patients and people who have had valve surgery before.
Conditions we treat include stenosis and regurgitation of the aortic, mitral, and tricuspid valves, mitral valve prolapse, valve disease caused by rheumatic fever, age-related thickening and calcification of the valves, valve infection (endocarditis), and problems with artificial valves such as a leak around the valve (paravalvular leak). Some patients have problems with more than one valve at the same time, so the assessment looks at the heart as a whole.
Assessment starts with a consultation, a physical examination, and an echocardiogram to look at the shape and movement of the valves. If needed, your doctor may add 4D echocardiography, a cardiac CT scan, or cardiac catheterization to complete the picture. The results are reviewed together by cardiologists and cardiothoracic surgeons in a Heart Team discussion that weighs the severity of the problem, your age, other health conditions, and your preferences. Treatment may include regular monitoring and medication, mitral valve repair that keeps your own valve, valve replacement through open surgery or minimally invasive cardiac surgery (MICS), transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI), or catheter-based closure of a paravalvular leak for selected patients.
Recovery depends on the type of treatment. The hospital stay after TAVI is usually shorter than after open surgery, although it still depends on each patient's condition, while patients who have valve surgery are first monitored in intensive care before moving to a regular ward. Regular follow-up with echocardiography is still needed to check how the valve is working, including blood thinner management for people with mechanical valves and good dental care to lower the risk of valve infection.
Approach to care
Valve cases that need a procedure are discussed by general cardiologists, interventional cardiologists, and cardiothoracic surgeons. The discussion compares catheter-based and surgical options based on your test results, rather than on a single type of procedure.
Not every valve problem needs immediate treatment. For mild to moderate disease, your doctor schedules regular echocardiograms to track changes, and a procedure is considered when symptoms or heart size begin to change.
For mitral regurgitation, the team checks whether your own valve can be repaired before choosing replacement. If repair is not possible, the replacement valve options are explained together with their benefits and trade-offs.
Catheter procedures take place in the Cath Lab, while valve surgery takes place in the cardiac operating theatre. Because both are in the same hospital, the treatment plan can be adjusted without moving you to another facility.
After treatment, valve function is checked with echocardiography on a schedule set by your doctor. People with mechanical valves receive blood thinner monitoring, and every patient is told which warning signs need prompt attention.
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Echocardiography & Cardiovascular Imaging
Cardiovascular Diagnostic Center +2 centers
Clinical focusAdvanced and 3D Echocardiography · Transesophageal Echocardiography
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Interventional Cardiology
Coronary Intervention Procedures +1 center
Clinical focusComplex Coronary Intervention · Cardiac Catheterization
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Interventional Cardiology
Coronary Intervention Procedures +2 centers
Clinical focusInterventional Cardiology · Coronary Artery Disease
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Adult Cardiac Surgery
Advanced Cardiovascular Surgical Care +1 center
Clinical focusMinimally Invasive Cardiac Surgery · Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery
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Thoracic & Cardiovascular Surgery
Advanced Cardiovascular Surgical Care +1 center
Clinical focusAdult Cardiac Surgery · Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery
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Pediatric and Congenital Heart Surgery
Congenital and Structural Heart Center +2 centers
Clinical focusPediatric Heart Surgery · Congenital Heart Defect Surgery
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Echocardiography & Cardiovascular Imaging
Cardiovascular Diagnostic Center +1 center
Clinical focusAdvanced Echocardiography · Transesophageal Echocardiography
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Adult Cardiac Surgery
Advanced Cardiovascular Surgical Care +1 center
Clinical focusMinimally Invasive Cardiac Surgery · Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery
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Here are questions patients and families often ask about heart valve disease.
You should see a doctor if a heart murmur was heard during an examination, if an echocardiogram shows a narrowed or leaking valve, or if you have breathlessness during activity, tiredness, chest pain, fainting, or swollen ankles without a clear cause. People who have had valve surgery also need regular check-ups. If breathlessness or chest pain is sudden and severe, go to the emergency department right away.
Your doctor will ask about your symptoms and medical history, then perform a physical examination and an electrocardiogram (ECG). The main test for assessing the valves is an echocardiogram, an ultrasound of the heart that shows the shape and movement of the valves and how much they leak or narrow. If needed, your doctor may recommend a transesophageal echocardiogram (TEE), stress echocardiography, a cardiac CT scan, or catheterization before a procedure.
Bring your previous heart test results, such as echocardiograms, ECGs, CT scans, or catheterization reports, along with the image recordings if available. Also prepare a list of the medicines you take, including blood thinners, and your surgery records or valve identification card if you already have an artificial valve. Bring a family member if possible, because decisions about valve treatment are often discussed together.
Not always. Mild to moderate valve problems can often be managed with regular echocardiograms and medication to ease symptoms. A procedure is usually considered when the problem becomes severe, causes symptoms, or starts to affect the size and function of the heart. Options include valve repair, surgical valve replacement, or catheter-based procedures such as TAVI. Your doctor will explain which options suit your condition.
TAVI places a new aortic valve through a catheter, usually from a blood vessel in the groin, without opening the chest. Surgical valve replacement involves opening the chest, either through the breastbone or through a small incision in selected patients. The Heart Team chooses between them based on your age, the anatomy of your valve and blood vessels, other health conditions, and your own preferences.
Recovery time depends on the type of procedure and your health beforehand. After valve surgery, patients usually stay in hospital for several days, starting in intensive care, then receive guidance on activity and a cardiac rehabilitation program. After a catheter-based procedure, the hospital stay is usually shorter. Regular check-ups and echocardiograms are still needed to monitor the valve, including blood thinner adjustments when needed.
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If you have been told you have a heart murmur or a valve problem, a consultation can help determine whether it needs monitoring or treatment. Bring your previous test results so the assessment can be more complete.
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