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Cardiothoracic and cardiovascular surgeons perform mitral valve repair. Surgeons are trained during their residency to perform these procedures, although a certain level of skill is required for perfection of the technique.
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∙ 12y ago"Yes, this is actually a newer surgery option. Doctors can do this surgery and replace your mitral valve with another valve in your body, or another persons body."
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∙ 13y agoMitral valve repair is a surgical procedure used to improve the function of a stenotic (narrowed), prolapsed, or insufficient mitral valve of the heart.
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What are the normal results of mitral valve replacement?
Patients treated by mitral valve repair for mitral insufficiency can expect improved myocardial function and relief of symptoms.
What is mitral valve replacement used to treat?
Mitral valve repair is performed to improve the function of the diseased valve so that it correctly controls the direction of blood flow.
What is the medical term meaning narrowing of the mitral valve?
Mitral stenosis is the medical term meaning narrowing of the mitral valve.
What are the health risks smoking with mitral valve replacement?
Smoking causes heart disease and increases your chance of heart failure vastly. If your heart is already in bad shape which it is if you need a mitral valve replacement which is on the left side of the heart. Then I would say that you are only damaging the heart even more if it is in bad shape as is.
Located between left upper and lower chambers of the heart?
Mitral valve
Where can someone get a mitral valve replacement done?
You can get a mitral valve replacement done at a surgical institute or hospital by a qualified surgeon. You can learn more about mitral valve replacement online at the Wikipedia.
What risks are involved with mitral valve replacement?
Risks specifically associated with mitral valve replacement include embolism, bleeding, and operative valvular endocarditis.
What benefits result from mitral valve replacement?
Patients treated by mitral valve replacement for mitral insufficiency can expect relief of symptoms. Improvement in myocardial function is not likely, but the current status is preserved.
What are the normal results of mitral valve replacement?
Patients treated by mitral valve repair for mitral insufficiency can expect improved myocardial function and relief of symptoms.
What is mitral valve replacement used to treat?
Mitral valve repair is performed to improve the function of the diseased valve so that it correctly controls the direction of blood flow.
Status post mitral valve replacement icd9 code?
v45.89
What is the CPT code for replacement mitral valve with cardiopulmonary bypass with prosthetic?
33430
How do heart attacks affect the mitral valve?
Heart attacks that damage the structures that support the mitral valve are a common cause of mitral valve insufficiency. Myxomatous degeneration can cause a "floppy" mitral valve that leaks.
What valve sound heard at base of the heart?
The mitral, or bicuspid valve
The mitral valve is closed when?
The mitral valve is closed when the left ventricle is contracting.
What is the medical term meaning narrowing of the mitral valve?
Mitral stenosis is the medical term meaning narrowing of the mitral valve.
What questions should the patient ask the doctor about mitral valve replacement?
How many of these procedures has the surgeon performed in the last year?in the last five years?What is the surgeon's morbidity and mortality rate with mitral valve repair?What will happen if the repair fails?
