“Aorta leaky valve”
I went for a pre op check up. They sent me for echocardigram which showed a leaky aorta valve. I have not yet had results. Iam so scared . What happens next I have only felt dizzy once or twice and slight pain under rib cage.
Female | 61 years old
Complaint duration: 13/12/2022
Medications: Dapsone tracolimus 0.03 monohydrate elcon 0.1 cream
Conditions: Disciod lupus
1 Answer
People can live to a ripe old age with aortic regurgitation. You do not report any symptoms of this condition the most common of which would be shortness of breath on exertion. The echo should indicate how severe the leak is. It should also indicate the size of your left ventricle which is being impacted by the back flow of some of the blood it is just ejected. This is a very complicated condition in terms of its physiology and prognosis and management. You will have to see a cardiologist and be followed by them. In any case we have excellent treatments for most valvular heart disease and this includes aortic regurgitation so relax and go about your life. Even if you need to have the valve replaced, you may be lucky and there may be a percutaneous valve replacement as there is for aortic stenosis, a narrowed aortic valve. I tell my patients to promise to tell me if they start feeling that their breath is short while doing activities they previously did with no trouble. Especially if this is beyond what they would expect from just the realities of growing older.
