Mitral Valve Stenosis And Mitral Valve Replacement

Posted in Mitral Valve Stenosis And Mitral Valve Replacement Support group on Sat, 19 Feb 2011

Patients undergoing mitral valve replacement are susceptible to the following risks. Bleeding, infection, complex reaction to anesthetic. The risk involved in most cases can be determined by the physi...

Mitral Valve Stenosis And Mitral Valve Replacement

Posted in Mitral Valve Stenosis And Mitral Valve Replacement Support group on Sat, 19 Feb 2011

Alternative treatment is Balloon valvuloplasty.Balloon valvuloplasty is performed using a catheter, i.e. a very thin flexible tube which can be inserted into the body, with a balloon at the end. The b...

Mitral Valve Regurgitation and Mitral Valve Replacement

Posted in Mitral Valve Regurgitation and Mitral Valve Replacement Support group on Fri, 18 Feb 2011

Methods for Mitral Valve Repair:Annuloplasty:In annuloplasty an artificial ring is placed around the annulus of the valve.This ring reinforces the annulus and restores the valve to its normal shape an...

Patent Ductus Arteriosus

Posted in Patent Ductus Arteriosus Support group on Fri, 28 Jan 2011

Without treatments, Disease Patent Ductus Arteriosus[PDA] may progress from left-to-right(acyanotic heart) shunt to right-to-left shunt(cyanotic heart) called Eisenmenger syndrome, which has a grave o...

Cardiac Catheterization / Coronary Angiogram

Posted in Cardiac Catheterization / Coronary Angiogram Support group on Sat, 15 Jan 2011

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Cardiac Catheterization / Coronary Angiogram

Posted in Cardiac Catheterization / Coronary Angiogram Support group on Sat, 15 Jan 2011

After a cardiac catheterization, the patient is asked to refrain from any exercise or exertion. They are not to lift heavy load or involve themselves in strenuous exercise. Care should be taken of the...

: Hypoplastic Right Heart Syndrome (HRHS),

Posted in Birth Defects - Genetic Support group on Sat, 18 Dec 2010

Symptoms:The symptoms start to appear after babies are born because when in the womb, there is Foramen Ovale and a Patent Ductus Arteriosus;the two connections in the heart which get closed when the b...

Mitral Valve Regurgitation and Mitral Valve Replacement

Posted in Mitral Valve Regurgitation and Mitral Valve Replacement Support group on Sat, 06 Nov 2010

Various symptoms are* Shortness of breath.* Pulmonary edema or fluid accumulation in the lungs.* Orthopnea or shortness of breath while lying flat.* Paroxysmal nocturnal dyspnea or Cardiac Asthma * De...