Mitral Valve Replacement
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Mitral valve replacement is a surgical procedure aimed at addressing issues with the mitral valve, which regulates blood flow between the heart’s left atrium and left ventricle. Common reasons for considering this surgery include mitral valve stenosis, where the valve becomes narrowed, or mitral valve regurgitation, where it does not close properly. These conditions can lead to symptoms such as shortness of breath, fatigue, and heart palpitations, making it essential to restore proper heart function.
The procedure is typically performed under general anesthesia and can be done using traditional open-heart surgery or minimally invasive techniques. During the surgery, the damaged mitral valve is removed and replaced with either a mechanical or biological valve. Patients can expect a hospital stay of several days, followed by a period of recovery that may involve rehabilitation to help regain strength and improve heart function.
The benefits of mitral valve replacement often include improved heart function, reduced symptoms, and a better quality of life. However, like any surgical procedure, it carries risks, such as bleeding, infection, and complications related to anesthesia. Additionally, patients with mechanical valves may require lifelong blood-thinning medication to prevent blood clots, which introduces further considerations for ongoing health management.
Advancements in Mitral Valve Replacement: What Patients Should Know
This paper discusses recent advances in a non-surgical technique for repairing or replacing the mitral valve in the heart, a procedure known as transcatheter mitral valve repair (TMVr) and replacement...Best Blood Thinners for Transcatheter Mitral Valve Replacement
Without an abstract or more context from the research paper, a detailed summary cannot be provided. However, based on the given keywords, this research paper seems to be about Transcatheter Mitral Val...Child Heart Valve Repair with Artificial Chordae: a Long-Term Study
This research paper revisits past experiences of mitral valve (a heart valve) repair in children using artificial chordae (replacement heart strings). The authors looked back at cases from January 201...Child's Early Mitral Valve Re-Placement Using Chimney Technique: a Study
This research paper discusses a case where a child needed a new heart valve (specifically, a mitral valve). This is a tricky procedure because the area where the valve needs to be placed is very small...Chordal Preservation in Mitral Valve Replacement After Mitraclip
This research paper talks about a particular medical procedure that could be used when a device called a MitraClip fails. The MitraClip is a device that's used to treat mitral valve regurgitation, a c...How Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement Affects Mitral Valve
This research paper discusses a medical procedure known as transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR). This procedure is often used to treat a condition called aortic stenosis, which is when the he...Imaging's Role in Transcatheter Mitral Valve Replacement Success
This research paper discusses the important role of imaging in a new heart procedure called transcatheter native mitral valve replacement (TMVR). The procedure is used to treat mitral regurgitation, a...Improving Heart Health: Outcomes of Mitral Valve Replacement Treatment
The MITRAL trial is a study looking into a new treatment method for serious heart conditions - specifically, severe mitral annular calcification, failed mitral annuloplasty ring repair, and failed bio...Improving Mitral Valve Replacement: New Techniques for Safer Surgery
This research paper discusses a dangerous problem that can occur during a heart surgery known as mitral valve replacement - the heart valve can rupture. The authors describe a new surgical approach th...Minimally Invasive Mitral Valve Replacement for Mitral Regurgitation
This research paper discusses a case where a less risky method was used to treat a heart condition called mitral regurgitation (MR), which had recurred in an 80-year old man after a previous treatment...Minimally Invasive Mitral Valve Replacement Options for Heart Patients
Mitral regurgitation, a common heart valve disease, especially in people over the age of 65, often requires open-heart surgery to be treated. However, for patients who are at high risk for such surger...Minimally Invasive Mitral Valve Replacement: a Patient's Success Story
This paper describes the case of a 39-year-old man who had a history of severe heart valve problems caused by a drug-resistant infection. He had already had several surgeries to replace a damaged hear...Minimally Invasive Mitral Valve Replacement: What Patients Should Know
This study looked at two different methods of fixing a faulty heart valve (the mitral valve) and compared how well patients did after these procedures. The two methods are called 'minimally invasive m...Mitral Valve Replacement After Radiation: What Patients Should Know
The research paper is about a study that looks into the long-term survival of patients who have had mitral valve surgery after receiving mediastinal radiation therapy (MRT) for cancer. The mitral valv...Mitral Valve Replacement for Infective Endocarditis: What Patients
This research paper examines the outcomes of two types of heart surgery - mitral valve repair and mitral valve replacement - in patients dealing with infective endocarditis, a type of heart infection....Mitral Valve Replacement in Infants: Key Insights for Parents
This research paper looks at studies published from the year 2000 onwards, which focus on the outcomes of replacing the mitral valve in the hearts of children under the age of 1. This procedure is par...Mitral Valve Replacement in Infants: Risks, Options, and Insights
This research paper discusses the challenges of mitral valve replacement (MVR), a heart surgery, in very young children. The risk of death after the operation is high and serious complications are com...Mitral Valve Replacement Risks for Patients with Mitral Stenosis
This research paper is about a condition called mitral annular calcium (MAC), which is a build-up of calcium in a part of the heart called the mitral valve. If there's a lot of this calcium, it can le...Mitral Valve Replacement vs Re-Repair: What Patients Should Know
This research paper is about a study conducted to determine the best treatment approach after a failed mitral valve repair. The mitral valve is a part of the heart that allows blood to flow in one dir...Mitral Valve Replacement Vs. Repair in Active Endocarditis Patients
This research paper examines the differences between mitral valve repair and replacement in patients dealing with active endocarditis, an infection of the heart. The study involved 247 patients who un...Mitral Valve Replacement Vs. Repair: Outcomes for Elderly Patients
This research paper explores the different outcomes between two types of heart surgeries in elderly patients: mitral valve repair and mitral valve replacement. The study looked at data from patients o...Mitral Valve Replacement Vs. Repair: What Patients Need to Know
This research paper evaluates the outcomes of two different heart surgeries: mitral valve (MV) repair and MV replacement with preservation of the entire subvalvular apparatus (the structure below the ...Mitral Valve Replacement Vs. Repair: Which Is Best for You?
In simpler terms, this research paper compares two surgical treatments for a heart condition called primary mitral regurgitation (MR) where the heart's mitral valve doesn't close tightly, allowing blo...Mitral Valve Replacement with Sapien 3: What Patients Should Know
The SAPIEN 3 is a heart valve that can be inserted into the heart without needing open-heart surgery. It's the only one of its kind that is commercially available for people who have had previous hear...Mitral Valve Replacement: a Guide for Older Patients and Families
This research paper discusses a common heart valve problem (mitral valve dysfunction) that often affects older patients. Many of these patients are not suitable for traditional surgery. A procedure kn...Mitral Valve Replacement: a Less Invasive Option for Heart Patients
This research paper is about a less invasive treatment procedure for a heart condition known as mitral regurgitation, which is when the heart's mitral valve doesn't close tightly, allowing blood to fl...Mitral Valve Replacement: a New Approach for High-Risk Patients
This research paper discusses a case where a patient with two failing heart valves, the mitral and tricuspid, was treated successfully using a newer method. This method, known as valve-in-valve replac...Mitral Valve Replacement: Comparing Mechanical and Biological Options
This study examines the effectiveness and potential complications of two types of mitral valve replacement surgeries – biological and mechanical. The mitral valve is a part of the heart, and when it d...Mitral Valve Replacement: Long-Term Durability of Bioprosthetic
This research paper looks at how well a particular type of heart valve replacement works. The valve in question is made from pig tissue and is called the Epic porcine xenograft. The study included 482...Mitral Valve Replacement: Managing Complications in Lupus Patients
This research paper is about a 47-year-old woman who had systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), a disease that affects the immune system, and Libman-Sacks endocarditis (LSE), a condition that affects the...Mitral Valve Replacement: Managing Heart Health During Pregnancy
As there is no abstract available, it's hard to provide a specific summary. However, based on the keywords, this research paper seems to be discussing the issues surrounding pregnancy in the context o...Mitral Valve Replacement: Options for Patients with Heart Issues
This research paper focuses on several techniques used in heart surgery, specifically dealing with the mitral valve, which controls blood flow within the heart. The techniques discussed include edge-t...Mitral Valve Replacement: Safer Follow-Up with Transcatheter Procedure
This research paper discusses the need for a follow-up procedure after a surgical replacement or repair of the mitral valve in the heart. This is often due to the breakdown of the artificial valve or ...Mitral Valve Replacement: Understanding Eligibility for Patients
As the full text of this research paper is not available, we can only make general assumptions based on the provided keywords. The paper likely discusses heart failure, mitral regurgitation, and tra...Mitral Valve Replacement: Understanding Risks and Future Solutions
This research paper is likely investigating the durability and potential issues with replacement heart valves, specifically the mitral valve. The mitral valve is one of four valves in the heart that h...Mitral Valve Replacement: What Patients Need to Know About Surgery
This study is about an 86-year-old woman who had a severe issue with her aortic valve (a heart valve that controls blood flow from the heart). To treat this, a procedure called transcatheter aortic va...Mitral Valve Replacement: What You Need to Know About Treatment
This research paper is about a study conducted on the replacement of the mitral valve, a valve in the heart that lets blood flow from one chamber (the left atrium) to another (the left ventricle). Thi...New Altavalve System for Safer Mitral Valve Replacement Options
This research paper is about a new method to treat severe mitral regurgitation (MR), a heart condition where the mitral valve doesn't close properly, allowing blood to flow backward in your heart. The...New Technique for Mitral Valve Replacement in Heart Surgery Patients
This research paper discusses a new method for a type of heart surgery called mitral valve replacement, which is used to treat a condition called functional mitral regurgitation. This condition occurs...Preparing for Mitral Valve Replacement: the Role of Alcohol Septal
This research paper is about a procedure known as Alcohol Septal Ablation (ASA) that is used to prepare patients for a heart valve replacement surgery. The study looked at patients who had this proced...Preventing Lvot Obstruction During Mitral Valve Replacement Surgery
This research paper dives into a serious issue that can happen during a specific type of heart valve replacement surgery. The problem, called left ventricular outflow tract (LVOT) obstruction, can be ...Transcatheter Mitral Valve Replacement for Calcific Mitral Stenosis
This research paper is about a heart condition called calcific mitral stenosis, a type of mitral valve disease where the valve between your heart's left chambers hardens and narrows, making it difficu...Transcatheter Mitral Valve Replacement for High-Risk Patients
The study focuses on a new technique for replacing a heart's mitral valve in patients with severe mitral annular calcification, a condition where the ring-like part of the heart's mitral valve hardens...Transcatheter Mitral Valve Replacement: a Guide for Heart Patients
This research paper discusses advancements in a heart procedure called transcatheter mitral valve replacement (TMVR). This procedure aims to improve the condition of patients with severe mitral regurg...Transcatheter Mitral Valve Replacement: a Less Invasive Heart Solution
This research paper appears to delve into the study of heart failure, focusing on issues related to the left ventricular outflow tract obstruction and mitral regulation. These are both conditions that...Transcatheter Mitral Valve Replacement: What Patients Need to Know
This research paper is about a medical procedure known as transcatheter mitral valve replacement. In this procedure, a device is inserted into the heart to replace a damaged or diseased mitral valve, ...Transfemoral Mitral Valve Replacement: a Less Invasive Heart Solution
This research paper is about a condition called mitral valve disease and how it can be treated. The mitral valve is a part of the heart that ensures blood flows in the right direction. However, someti...Transseptal Mitral Valve Replacement: a Guide for Patients and Doctors
This research paper discusses a procedure for treating heart valve disease known as Transcatheter Mitral Valve Replacement (TMVR). Traditionally, this procedure has been performed through a method kno...Understanding Child Outcomes After Mitral Valve Repair with Artificial
This research paper revisits past experiences of mitral valve (a heart valve) repair in children using artificial chordae (replacement heart strings). The authors looked back at cases from January 201...Understanding Early Bioprosthesis Failure After Mitral Valve
This research paper discusses the reasons why some patients experience early failure of their bioprosthesis, a type of artificial heart valve. The study focuses on a patient who experienced this early...Understanding Mitral Valve Replacement and Para-Prosthetic Leaks
This study looked at the outcomes of patients who underwent surgery to fix leaks around their artificial heart valves (mitral para-prosthetic leaks), a rare but serious complication of heart valve rep...Understanding Mitral Valve Replacement for Heart Failure Patients
This research paper seems to focus on the topic of heart health, specifically looking at heart failure and mitrical regurgitation, a condition where the heart's mitral valve doesn't close tightly, all...Understanding Mitral Valve Replacement in Infants: Size and Treatment
This research paper looks into the treatment of a specific heart disease in babies and young children. This heart disease affects the mitral valve, a part of the heart that ensures blood flows in the ...Understanding Mitral Valve Replacement: a Guide for Patients
This research paper isn't accompanied by an abstract, but it does have keywords hinting at its content. It seems to focus on a medical procedure involving the mitral valve in the heart, which can some...Understanding Mitral Valve Replacement: Benefits and Risks Explained
This research paper appears to discuss the process of transcatheter mitral valve replacement, a minimally invasive surgical procedure to replace the mitral valve in the heart without the need for open...Understanding Mitral Valve Replacement: Conditions and Treatments
This research paper talks about various diseases that can cause damage to the mitral valve, a part of the heart. The mitral valve is made up of several components, and different diseases can affect di...Understanding Mitral Valve Replacement: Key Insights for Patients
Unfortunately, without an abstract or further details, summarizing this research paper is challenging. However, based on the keywords, it's possible to infer that the study focuses on the connection b...Understanding Mitral Valve Replacement: Options for Heart Health
This research paper doesn't provide an abstract, but its keywords suggest it focuses on the study of mitral regurgitation, transcatheter edge-to-edge repair, and transcatheter mitral valve replacement...Understanding Mitral Valve Replacement: Risks and Benefits Explained
As there's no abstract provided, I'll give a general summary based on the keywords. This research paper is a scientific investigation into the connection between aortic aneurysms, arrhythmias, and mit...Understanding Mitral Valve Replacement: Techniques and Benefits
This research paper focuses on different techniques and procedures used in heart surgery, particularly those involving the mitral valve - a valve in the heart that controls blood flow. These procedure...Understanding Mitral Valve Replacement: the Role of Cardiac CT Scans
This research paper discusses the use of cardiac CT (a type of heart scan) in examining and understanding three critical parts of the heart: the left ventricular outflow tract, the mitral valve, and t...Understanding Risks and Outcomes of Second Heart Valve Replacement Surgery
This research paper looked at the risks and outcomes of a second surgery to replace a previously implanted artificial heart valve (bioprosthetic mitral valve) which has deteriorated over time. This ki...Understanding the Evolution of Non-Surgical Treatments for Mitral Valve
This paper discusses the changes in the prevalence of mitral valve disease over the past 50 years. It used to be primarily a disease linked to rheumatism, but now it more commonly affects older people...Understanding the Progress in Non-Surgical Treatments for Mitral Valve
This paper discusses the changes in the prevalence of mitral valve disease over the past 50 years. It used to be primarily a disease linked to rheumatism, but now it more commonly affects older people...Understanding the Risks of Second Heart Valve Replacement Surgery
This research paper looked at the risks and outcomes of a second surgery to replace a previously implanted artificial heart valve (bioprosthetic mitral valve) which has deteriorated over time. This ki...Understanding Tmvr: Valve-in-Mac, Valve-in-Ring, and Valve-in-Valve
This research paper appears to be a detailed study about various procedures related to Transcatheter Mitral Valve Replacement (TMVR), specifically focusing on three different methods: valve-in-MAC (Vi...Understanding Tmvr: Valve-in-Valve, Valve-in-Ring, and Valve-in-Mac
This research paper appears to be a detailed study about various procedures related to Transcatheter Mitral Valve Replacement (TMVR), specifically focusing on three different methods: valve-in-MAC (Vi...Understanding Transcatheter Mitral Valve Replacement for Heart Health
This research paper seems to be about a process called left ventricular remodeling, mitral regurgitation, and a procedure called transcatheter mitral valve replacement. The left ventricle is one of ...Understanding Ventricular Septal Defect After Mitral Valve Replacement
This research paper talks about a surgery called mitral valve surgery (MVS), which is typically done to treat a condition where the valve between the heart's left upper and lower chambers doesn't clos...