“How to treat a heart valve defect?”
I am a 48-year-old female and my doctor told me I have a heart valve defect. What are the treatment options?
5 Answers
Depending on the valve and how much damage it has sustained. He might be able to repair it or it may need to be replaced
For heart valve defect can be either narrowing or a severe leakage and the best treatment is valve surgery, because it gives you the best long term success.
That depends on the severity of the defect and dysfunction. It could be just observation, medical management with medicines, or surgical repair and replacement.
Not sure what you mean by a heart valve defect. Diseased heart valves can usually be repaired or replaced by standard surgical techniques, minimally invasive surgical techniques or transcatheter methods. Your cardiologist should be able to help you with your problem.
The first question would be whether any treatment is necessary and that would depend on which of the 4 valves is affected and whether th valve is leaking when it is supposed to be closed or is it interfering with blood flow when it is supposed to be open.
