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AVR Surgery India - Patients Testimonials Of International Patients AVR - Aortic Valve Replacement In IndiaAortic Valve Stenosis:-Symptoms:- Aortic stenosis may not produce immediate symptoms or signs. The first sign is usually an abnormal heart sound, or heart murmur, which may develop months or even decades before other signs and symptoms. Aortic stenosis ranges from mild to severe.As the valve narrows, more signs and symptoms develop and can include : -Chest pain (angina) or tightness Feeling faint or fainting with physical exertion (exercise)DizzinessFatigue, especially during times of increased activityShortness of breath, especially with physical exertionHeart palpitations — sensations of a rapid, fluttering heartbeatSwollen ankles and feet

Chest pain (angina) or tightness

Feeling faint or fainting with physical exertion (exercise)

Dizziness

Fatigue, especially during times of increased activity

Shortness of breath, especially with physical exertion

Heart palpitations — sensations of a rapid, fluttering heartbeat

Swollen ankles and feet

CausesCauses may be : -Calcium buildup on the valve:- With age, heart valves may accumulate deposits of calcium (aortic valve calcification). Calcium is a mineral found in your blood. As blood repeatedly flows over the aortic valve, deposits of calcium can accumulate on the valve's leaflets. These deposits may never cause any problems.Rheumatic fever:- This complication of strep throat was once a common childhood illness in the United States. Rheumatic fever may result in scar tissue forming on the aortic valve. Scar tissue can narrow the aortic valve and lead to aortic stenosis. Scar tissue can also create a rough surface on which calcium deposits can collect, contributing to aortic stenosis later in life.

Congenital heart defect:- Rarely, some babies are born with an already narrowed aortic valve. Others are born with an aortic valve that has only two flaps (leaflets) — not three. Known as a bicuspid aortic valve, this deformity may not cause problems until adulthood, when the valve may begin to narrow or leak and may need to be repair or replacement.Aortic Regurgitation:-Symptoms:-However, as aortic regurgitation progresses, signs and symptoms usually appear and may include : -Fatigue and weakness, especially during physical exertionShortness of breath, especially with physical exertion or when lying downChest pain, discomfort or tightness, often increasing during physical exertionFaintingRapid or irregular pulseFluttering heart beatSwollen ankles and feet

Fatigue and weakness, especially during physical exertion

Shortness of breath, especially with physical exertion or when lying down

Chest pain, discomfort or tightness, often increasing during physical exertion

Fainting

Rapid or irregular pulse

Fluttering heart beat

Swollen ankles and feet

Causes:-Any condition that damages the aortic valve can cause regurgitation.Causes of aortic regurgitation may be : -Rheumatic fever:- This complication of strep throat was once a common childhood illness in the United States. It can damage the aortic valve, leading to aortic regurgitation later in life...Deterioration of the valve with age:- The aortic valve opens and shuts tens of thousands of times a day, every day of a person's life. Aortic regurgitation may result from age-related wear and tear on the valve...Endocarditis:- The aortic valve may be damaged by endocarditis — an infection inside the heart that can involve the heart valves. Read more about endocarditis prevention......

Congenital heart defect:-Some infants are born with an aortic valve that has one leaflet (unicuspid valve) or two leaflets (bicuspid valve) rather than the normal three leaflets. This puts the child at risk of developing aortic regurgitation at some point in their lifeDiagnosis:- At We Care partner hospital, diagnosis begins with a complete physical examination by a medical team that specializes in heart care. Patients will be asked about their general health, including signs and symptoms, and a history of heart disease in their family.Diagnostic tests may include : -Chest X-ray:- An X-ray image of the chest allows the physician to study the size and shape of the heart and determine whether the heart's left ventricle (lower left chamber) is enlarged — a possible sign of a damaged aortic valve...

Electrocardiogram (ECG): - In this test, patches with wires (electrodes) are attached to the patient's skin to measure the electrical impulses given off by the heart...Echocardiogram (Doppler Echocardiogram):-This test uses sound waves to produce images of the patient's heart. Through a wandlike device (transducer) held on the patient's chest...Transesophageal Echocardiogram :- Similar to a "regular" echocardiogram, this test uses a tiny transducer (sound device) on a tube inserted down the esophagus (part of the digestive tract that runs from the throat to the stomach)...

Exercise Tests :- Different types of exercise tests help measure the patient's tolerance for activity and check the heart's response to physical exertion (exercise)...Cardiac Catheterization:- In this procedure, a thin tube (catheter) is inserted in a blood vessel in the patient's arm or groin and threaded up to the heart. The catheter is used to deliver dye into the heart chambers and heart blood vessels...Surgery :- Many factors help determine the appropriate surgery to treat heart valve disease, including a patient's age and general health, the extent of damage to the valves, the type of valve, and the patient's preference. Many of these procedures can be done using minimally invasive heart surgery.

Surgery for Heart Valve Repair or Replacement:-Stenosis(valve narrowing) may be corrected by cutting, separating or reconstructing the valve leaflets, or other valve components, to widen the valve opening. Most patients with stenosed valves require valve replacement...Annuloplasty :- Annuloplastyis one type of heart valve surgery. Annuloplasty describes surgical techniques performed on the valve's annulus, the ring of tissue that supports the valve leaflets. Purse-string sutures are sewn around the ring to make the opening smaller which helps the leaflets meet again when the valve closes.

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