Friday 17 October 2008

Mitral valve repair

Some people was born with imperfect heart condition, a vital part of the heart i.e. mitral valve which regulating blog circulation sometimes weak or defect on those people. This mitral valve defect or mitral valve regurgitation causing the abnormal leaking of blood through from the left ventricle into the left atrium of the heart. With the defect clean and oxygen rich blood from our lungs mixed with the CO2 contained blood and this people would suffer shortness of breath. When this condition continues the heart muscle will grow weaker and it could lead to congestive heart failure.


Fortunately there is hope for those people suffering mitral valve regurgitation to fix their health problem by mitral valve surgery. The physician on this center will help this person by thoroughly diagnose the symptom and planing the right treatment afterward. According to the center record the success rate of this surgery is high which is now able to repair about 92 percent of all mitral valves.

Mitral valve replacement gives more life advantage for the patient because it will improve their long-term life quality. The patient can drop long-life medication for blood thinner after successful mitral valve replacement. Report from University of Maryland says that mitral valve replacement are very durable and the patients will have a perfectly working valve 20 years after mitral valve repair surgery.

For further information about mitral valve repair you may visit mitral valve surgery at Maryland Heart Center

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