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Suggest Treatment For Breathlessness Due To Enlarged Right Ventricle
had mitral valve replaced 11 yrs ago with bovine tissue. it has shrunk and I have very little energy or strength, also get light headed and come close to passing out with very little physical activity. I am waiting for surgical date, but it is getting difficult, because right ventricle is enlarged and I can t sleep at night or dayfor more than an hour because I wake up and can breathe. May get total of 3 hrs sleep in 24
Thu, 13 Feb 2020
Hi,
Your bovine tissue valve prosthesis seems to have started failing and this has resulted in symptoms suggestive of congestive heart failure. I advise you to visit your cardiologist immediately for further clinical assessment and proper management in the hospital which includes oxygen, loop diuretic (furosemide) and an ACE-inhibitor (lisinopril) under closed cardiac monitoring.
Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Regards,
Dr. Mohammed Taher Ali, General & Family Physician
Your bovine tissue valve prosthesis seems to have started failing and this has resulted in symptoms suggestive of congestive heart failure. I advise you to visit your cardiologist immediately for further clinical assessment and proper management in the hospital which includes oxygen, loop diuretic (furosemide) and an ACE-inhibitor (lisinopril) under closed cardiac monitoring.
Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Regards,
Dr. Mohammed Taher Ali, General & Family Physician
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