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Dear Helpergirl1, thank you for your question.

Here is a link to the American Heart Association's explanation of a leaky heart valve. http://www.americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=4717

As for what to do about it, only your doctor can answer that question properly.

*****FROM ABC NEWS MEDICAL UNIT*****
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