Mitral regurgitation surgery complications: Difference between revisions
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
No edit summary |
No edit summary |
||
| Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
__NOTOC__ | |||
{{Mitral regurgitation surgery}} | {{Mitral regurgitation surgery}} | ||
{{CMG}}; '''Associate Editor-In-Chief:''' [[User:Mohammed Sbeih|Mohammed A. Sbeih, M.D.]] [mailto:msbeih@perfuse.org] | {{CMG}}; '''Associate Editor-In-Chief:''' [[User:Mohammed Sbeih|Mohammed A. Sbeih, M.D.]] [mailto:msbeih@perfuse.org] | ||
==Overview== | |||
==Complications== | ==Complications== | ||
| Line 33: | Line 33: | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
{{Reflist|2}} | {{Reflist|2}} | ||
{{WH}} | {{WH}} | ||
{{WS}} | {{WS}} | ||
Revision as of 19:41, 28 August 2012
|
Mitral regurgitation surgery | |
|
Treatment | |
|---|---|
|
Mitral regurgitation surgery complications On the Web | |
|
American Roentgen Ray Society Images of Mitral regurgitation surgery complications | |
|
Directions to Hospitals Performing Mitral regurgitation surgery | |
|
Risk calculators and risk factors for Mitral regurgitation surgery complications | |
Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor-In-Chief: Mohammed A. Sbeih, M.D. [2]
Overview
Complications
Risks for any surgery
- Blood clots in the legs that may travel to the lungs.
- Blood loss.
- Breathing problems.
- Infection, including in the lungs, kidneys, bladder, chest, or heart valves.
- Reactions to medicines.
Possible risks from having open-heart surgery
- Heart attack or stroke.
- Heart rhythm problems.
- Infection in the cut, which is more likely to happen in people who are obese, have diabetes, or have already had this surgery.
- Memory loss and loss of mental clarity, or "fuzzy thinking."
- Post-pericardiotomy syndrome, which is a low-grade fever and chest pain. This could last for up to 6 months.
Prosthetic heart valves are associated with a variety of complications
- Structural deterioration, particularly with bioprosthetic valves.
- Valve obstruction due to thrombosis or pannus formation.
- Systemic embolization.
- Bleeding.
- Endocarditis and other infections.
- Left ventricular systolic dysfunction, which may be preexisting.
- Hemolytic anemia.