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What Causes Dizziness While Having Problem In Tricuspid Valve?
My 74 yr old husband had mitral valve surgery in Feb of this yr. the Dr did not fix the triscupid valve which is a 3+ out of 4 . He has swollen ankles and wears the pressure sox, but now is having dizziness is that from the triscupid not functioning properly?
Tue, 29 Nov 2016
Hello , whether to fix the tricuspid valve during surgery depends on a number of aspects which your doctor must have considered before planning the surgery . However the swelling in the nkles and even the dizziness can be exaplined because of the tricuspid leak . Do visit your doctor so that he can titrate your husbands medication to help him relieve the symptoms . Diuretic may help in this case > Regards Dr. Mody
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