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What is the icd-9 code for mitral valve insufficiency with tricuspid insufficiency?
396.3
What exactly is mitral insufficiency?
Mitral Insufficiency is a type of heart disease. Your heart has four chambers with valves between them that regulate the flow of blood through your body. Mitral insufficiency occurs when the valves don't fully shut, results in a leaking of blood into the other chamber.
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.
How is a mitral valve insufficiency first detected?
When the doctor listens to the heart sounds, mitral valve insufficiency is generally recognized by the sound the blood makes as it leaks backward. It sounds like a regurgitant murmur.
How is mitral insufficiency diagnosed?
A diagnosis of mitral insufficiency requires a detailed patient history. Listening to the heart (auscultation) reveals the presence of a third heart sound. Chest x ray and ECG provide additional information.
How do you know if you have mitral insufficiency?
You can confirm whether or not you have mitral insufficiency by being tested for it at your local doctor's clinic or at the blood testing facility in your town. Your doctor will also let you know about whether you should be concerned about being at risk for this or not.
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.
Most frequently diagnosed form of heart disease in dogs?
Mitral Valve Insufficiency
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.
How can mitral valve insufficiency be prevented?
The only possible way to prevent mitral valve insufficiency is to prevent rheumatic fever. This can be done by evaluating sore throats for the presence of the bacteria that causes strep throat. Strep throat is easily treated with antibiotics.
What should someone with a mitral valve insufficiency do to protect agains infection?
Damaged heart valves are easily infected. Anytime a procedure is contemplated that might allow infectious organisms to enter the blood, the person with mitral valve insufficiency should take antibiotics to prevent possible infection.
What is valve insufficiency?
Mitral valve insufficiency is a term used when the valve between the upper left chamber of the heart (atrium) and the lower left chamber (ventricle) does not close well enough to prevent back flow of blood when the ventricle contracts.
