Mitral stenosis surgery
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor-In-Chief: Mohammed A. Sbeih, M.D. [2]
Overview
Indications
Preoperative Preparation
The Procedure
Recovery
Surgical Outcome
Possible Complications
Risks of 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.
Videos
- Mitral valve replacement surgery animation
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- Robotic mitral valve repair surgery animation
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Mitral stenosis surgery external links|External Links
http://content.onlinejacc.org/cgi/content/full/52/13/e1
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mitral_valve#cite_note-0
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mitral_valve_stenosis
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/000175.htm
http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/health-topics/topics/hs/before.html
http://www.mayoclinic.org/mitral-valve-disease/
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/007411.htm
http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/health-topics/topics/hs/during.html
http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/health-topics/topics/hs/after.html