Valve Dysfunctions
The heart has 4 main valves mitral, tricuspid, aortic and pulmonary valve. The blood flow out of the heart is through valves. They regulate the flow of the blood for the heart. When these valves do not function correctly it affects the entire functioning of the heart.
There are different types of Valve Dysfunctions a) valvular stenosis
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a) valvular stenosis
Stenosis or narrow valve obstructs the blood flow and the heart has to pump harder resulting in lower blood flow.
b) Valvular regurgitation
Here the valve does not close properly once the blood flows in resulting in backward flow of blood in to the atria when the heart contracts.
Causes
Valve diseases can be genetic and children are born with valve dysfunctions or in adults valve diseases occur due to other conditions like rheumatic fever, endocarditis.
The other causes basically are existing heart related problems like hypertension or confirmed heart diseases like cardiomyopathy, coronary artery disease, aneurysms, heart attacks etc.
Symptoms
Breathlessness, Usual weight gain, palpitations, swelling of legs and ankles etc
Diagnostics
• ECG
• Catheterization
• MRI
• PETCT SCAN
Treatment
Interventional Procedures
Though surgery is ideal in some scenarios patient is unable to withstand a surgery due to their physical condition in such patients interventional procedures are required like PERCUTANEOUS MITRAL, AORTIC AND PULMONIC VALVOTOMY FOR STENOSIS which is performed the cardiac interventional team at Apollo Health City.
Heart Valve Surgery
Heart Valve Surgery is of two types
a) Valve repair
b) Valve replacement.
Minimally invasive techniques with lesser incisions on the chest is followed for heart valve surgery if they find the patient eligible for it basing on the various diagnostic tests other wise the regular technique is used.
Valve repair involves repairing of existing valve and valve replacement is replacing the valve with another mechanical or biological (tissue) valve. The team at our Heart Institute has done over 2000 procedures involving single, double and triple valve replacements along with mitral valve repairs. For more information write to us on |
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