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How Can Leaky Heart Valves Be Treated?

Hello my name is DANIELLE.i FOUND OUT YESTERDAY THAT ALL MY VALVES TO MY HEART ARE LEAKING,AND THAT THE SIDE OF THE HEART THAT PROVIDES OXYGEN WELL BLLOD FROM THE OPPOSITE SIDE IS GETTING IN.i don t understand any of this and I also have tiny small noncalcified nodules measuring less than 4mm along with sle lupus
Fri, 27 Jul 2018
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Hello and Welcome to ‘Ask A Doctor’ service. I have reviewed your query and here is my advice.

You are likely suffering from endocarditis. It is an inflammation of the inner lining of the heart chambers and heart valves. It could be infectious or non-infectious (autoimmune) in SLE. Autoimmune endocarditis in SLE is called Libman-Sacks endocarditis. The treatment is specific depending on the cause. Infectious endocarditis is mainly treated with antibiotics, and autoimmune endocarditis is treated with anticoagulants and surgery.

I hope the above information will be helpful for you. Please, feel free to ask me if there is anything else you need to know.

Thank you,
Malik Amonov MD
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How Can Leaky Heart Valves Be Treated?

Hello and Welcome to ‘Ask A Doctor’ service. I have reviewed your query and here is my advice. You are likely suffering from endocarditis. It is an inflammation of the inner lining of the heart chambers and heart valves. It could be infectious or non-infectious (autoimmune) in SLE. Autoimmune endocarditis in SLE is called Libman-Sacks endocarditis. The treatment is specific depending on the cause. Infectious endocarditis is mainly treated with antibiotics, and autoimmune endocarditis is treated with anticoagulants and surgery. I hope the above information will be helpful for you. Please, feel free to ask me if there is anything else you need to know. Thank you, Malik Amonov MD