Heart valve surgery - discharge
Alternate Names
Aortic valve replacement - discharge; Aortic valvuloplasty - discharge; Aortic valve repair - discharge; Replacement - aortic valve - discharge; Repair - aortic valve - discharge; ...
Heart valve surgery
Alternate Names : Valve replacement, Valve repair, Heart valve prosthesis
Definition ...
Heart Valve Surgery
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Heart valve surgery is a procedure to treat heart valve disease. In heart valve disease, one or more of the four heart valves that keep blood flowing in the correct direction through your heart doesn't function properly.
It may take months for a person to fully recover from open heart valve surgery. Activity should be increased gradually as the person is able to tolerate it.
Heart Valve Surgery: Recovery
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Recovery after valve surgery may take a long time.
Heart Valve Surgery
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Heart valve surgery - series
Reviewed last on: 5/12/2008
Larry A. Weinrauch, MD, Assistant Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School, and Private practice specializing in Cardiovascular Disease, Watertown, MA.
Heart valve surgery is used to repair or replace diseased heart valves. The blood that flows between the various chambers of your heart has to flow through a heart valve.
Heart valve surgery may be required if drugs are unable to control the problem.
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"Heart Valve Surgery." In Cardiovascular Diseases and Disorders Sourcebook, ed. Karen Bellenir and Peter D. Dresser. Detroit: Omnigraphics, Inc., 1995.
PERIODICALS ...
Common types of heart valve surgery include:
Mitral valvulotomy-A surgical cut or enlargement is made in the stenotic mitral valve to relieve the obstruction.
Heart Valve Surgery: Recovery
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Heart valve surgery to repair the damaged heart valves
Surgical replacement with a mechanical valve, in cases where the valve is severely damaged - ongoing medications to prevent blood clotting may be needed.
Management of complications ...
The rate of success for heart valve surgery is generally good and is increasing. Mortality rates currently stand between 2% and 5% and vary depending upon the particular valve involved ("Heart Valve Surgery").
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Some people may need heart valve surgery to relieve their symptoms and prevent complications. Rarely, MVP can cause arrhythmias (irregular heartbeats) and other problems.
Ongoing Care ...
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Your child may need surgery to prevent heart damage. Common types of heart valve surgery include: ...
Surgery or stenting - Surgery is sometimes recommended for people with heart failure who also have coronary heart disease or severe disease of the heart valves. This might include heart valve surgery or coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery or ...
Only a very small number of people with MVP have troublesome symptoms or regurgitation through the valve. They may need medicine to relieve their symptoms. A very few people with MVP may need heart valve surgery.
Clinics & treatments ...
cardiac MRI - this is a noninvasive test that produces comprehensive images of the heart. It may be used as a complement to echo for a more precise look at the heart valves and heart muscle, or in preparation for heart valve surgery ...
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