Heart Valve Surgery
Health Encyclopedia: Heart Valve Surgery
Valve replacement; Valve repair; Heart valve prosthesis
Expectations after surgery
The success rate of heart valve surgery is high. The operation can relieve your symptoms and prolong your life.
The death rate averages 2% to 5%, depending on the heart valve. About 2 of every 3 patients who received an artificial mitral valve are still alive 9 years after the surgery.
The clicking of the mechanical heart valve may be heard in the chest. Thi...
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Expert & Community Posts
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Health Guide
Heart valve surgery
Valve replacement; Valve repair; Heart valve prosthesis Risks The risks for any anesthesia include: Reactions to medications Problems... Read more »Heart valve surgery
......throughyour heart. The opening and closing of the heart valves produce the sound of the heartbeat. Heart valve surgery is open-heart surgery that is done while you are under general... Read more »Open heart surgery
...graft - CABG) Heart transplant Heart valve prosthesis Heart valve surgery Heart-and-lung transplant Hypoplastic left... Read more »Pulmonary valve stenosis
...stenosis that occurs without the presence of other heart defects. Surgical repair of the defect (heart valve surgery) is usually performed when the child has reached preschool age. Oxygen may be... Read more »Infectious endocarditis
...by the blood culture and the sensitivities tests. If heart failure develops as a result of damaged heart valves, surgery to replace the affected heart valve may be needed. Support Groups ... Read more »Images
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