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What Happens During Heart Valve Replacement Surgery?

dear sir,
i am suffered from-
ECHO DIAGNOSIS REPORT-
RHEUMATIC HEART DISEASE
MODERATELY SEVERE MS
MODERATE MR
MILD PAH
NORMAL L V SYSTOLIC FUNCTION
NO VEGETATION
NORMAL L V SYSTOLIC FUNCTION
MITRAL VALVE AREA-1.2
DOCTOR SAYS I HAVE TO REPLACE MITRAL VALVE
Thu, 28 Jan 2016
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Hello Sir ,
With a valve area of 1.2 there is good chance that medicine alone can manage your symptoms and we may delay the valve procedure for latest couple of years .
Also I would wish for some more detail like the Wilkins score of the mitral valve and exact continuation of mitral regurgitation and there is high probability that a ball on valvuloplasty would be enough and no need to go for a the surgery at this moment. I recommend you should get a second opinion of a senior cardiologist in your city.
Regards Dr Priyank Mody
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What Happens During Heart Valve Replacement Surgery?

Hello Sir , With a valve area of 1.2 there is good chance that medicine alone can manage your symptoms and we may delay the valve procedure for latest couple of years . Also I would wish for some more detail like the Wilkins score of the mitral valve and exact continuation of mitral regurgitation and there is high probability that a ball on valvuloplasty would be enough and no need to go for a the surgery at this moment. I recommend you should get a second opinion of a senior cardiologist in your city. Regards Dr Priyank Mody