Complaints of Pulmonary Valve Patients
Shortness of Breath
Fatigue
Palpitations
Rhythm disorder
Pulmonary Valve Diagnosis of the Disease
The examination that should be performed in the definitive diagnosis of pulmonary valve disease is ultrasound, that is, echocardiography, of the heart.
Causes of Pulmonary Valve Disease
Pulmonary valve diseases may occur for the following reasons.
It is usually congenital.
Although rheumatic pulmonary valve involvement is rare, it can lead to pulmonary valve disease.
Deterioration of the pulmonary valve leaflets as a result of the expansion of the pulmonary vein due to pulmonary tension
Symptoms of Pulmonary Valve Disease
Symptoms that occur due to stenosis or insufficiency in pulmonary valve diseases are as follows:
Shortness of breath
Fatigue easily
Palpitations
Rhythm disorder
Pulmonary Valve Disease Treatment Methods
Stenosis in the pulmonary valve, if the valve is suitable It can be eliminated by applying a balloon from the groin. Pulmonary replacement is required in cases of absence of pulmonary valve, severe stenosis and insufficiency. In the treatment of pulmonary valve diseases, sometimes the heart valve is repaired with advanced techniques and sometimes it is completely replaced. This means repairing or replacing the heart valve with minimally invasive surgical techniques, with a small incision of 4 centimeters from the side, under the arm, or with a small incision of 4-5 centimeters from the front if the lungs are bad.
Pulmonary Valve Repair
In solving the problem in the patient's pulmonary valve, if the condition of the valve is suitable, repair should be preferred first. Because it is better for the patient to continue his life with his own valve than to have it replaced with an artificial heart valve. In cases where pulmonary valve disorders are not severe, they can be treated by repairing the pulmonary valve. In order for pulmonary valve repair to be performed, the heart valve leaflets must be in order, there must be no stenosis with heart valve leakage, and the valve must be closed. There should be no clot or roughness inside, the valve leaves should be able to approach each other easily, or there should be no backward leakage when the stenosis can be opened.
Pulmonary Valve Replacement
Pulmonary valve replacement is the replacement of the pulmonary valve with biological or mechanical artificial valves, which is applied in cases where the patient's pulmonary valve stenosis and insufficiency cannot be resolved by repair. It may be necessary to replace the valve in cases such as severe regurgitation or severe stenosis of the heart valves, sometimes both together, severe calcification of the valve, clot in front of the valve, heart rhythm disturbance.
Things to Consider After Pulmonary Valve Surgery
One of the most important issues after pulmonary valve surgery and replacement is that patients regularly use blood thinners as recommended by the physician. While the use of blood thinners for biological valve replacement is 3 months, patients must use blood thinners for life for mechanical valve replacement. In addition, it is extremely important to protect the patient from infections. In cases such as surgical interventions that may be due to another disease, it is important for the patient to contact the heart doctor and take preventive measures against infection. However, the patient, heart and heart valve should be monitored regularly by a physician.
Since pulmonary valve diseases can cause heart failure, early diagnosis and treatment are extremely important.
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