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What is Heart valve repair or replacement?

If your heart valves have been damaged or diseased, they may fail to open and close correctly. This puts extra strain on your heart muscle. In this case, your healthcare providers may recommend open heart surgery to repair or replace your heart valve(s).

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  • Dizziness
  • Chest pain.
  • Breathing difficulties.
  • Palpitations.
  • Edema (swelling) of the feet, ankles, or abdomen (belly)
  • Rapid weight gain due to fluid retention.
  • Bleeding.
  • Infection.
  • Irregular heart rhythm, called arrhythmia.
  • Problem with a replacement valve.
  • Heart attack.
  • Stroke.
  • Kidney failure.
  • Death.

When valves are damaged or diseased and do not work the way they should they may need to be repaired or replaced. Conditions that may cause heart valve dysfunction are valve stenosis (stiffness) and valve regurgitation (leaky valve).

  • Bleeding during or after treatment or damage to the blood vessels.
  • Blood clots that can cause heart attack, stroke, or lung problems.
  • Infection at the incision site.
  • Pneumonia.
  • Infection in the new valve (endocarditis), which is more common with valve replacement.

Why might I need heart valve repair or replacement surgery? Valve repair or replacement surgery is done to correct the problems caused by one or more diseased heart valves. If your heart valve(s) becomes damaged or diseased, you may have the following symptoms: Dizziness.

How is it diagnosed?

How is it diagnosed?

Traditionally, open-heart surgery is used to repair or replace heart valves. This means that a large incision is made in the chest and the heart stopped for a time so that the surgeon can repair or replace the valve(s). Newer, less invasive techniques have been developed to replace or repair heart valves.

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How is it treated?

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Heart valve surgery can be done using standard open-heart surgery. This involves making a surgical cut, called an incision, through the middle of the chest to reach the heart. Minimally invasive heart surgery involves much smaller incisions than those used in open-heart surgery.

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