Heart valves clogged
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The coronary arteries are not the vessels which actually feed the heart with blood to be pumped through the valves and through the body. Your heart would not receive any more blood into the chambers with the artery being opened up. Your heart may simply be working more efficiently and pumping more blood with each cycle. More likely the valves had problems before but wasn't discovered or the condition was very mild then. Are the valves leaking mild/moderate or severe?
s doctors thought that she only had two valves to replace and after the angiogram it showed three valves and three main arteries clogged. She only had days to live without surgery.
Stop smoking, stop drinking and eat a healthy diet with very little salt. Reduce your fat and if you can stop eating red meat. Reduce your stress if possible.
We have 12 people in our family with heart disease. We have been through this over and over.
Usually, doctors ordered an EKG test for heart rthymn, then an echocardiogram to check the heart valves and listen to them, then off to the stress test on the trendmill and another echocardiogram to see what it shows during exercise. If these tests look abnormal, the doctor will order an angiogram. The angiogram is the best procedure and provides the most knowledge for blocked arteries. If needed, they can also measure the pressures in the valves during the angiogram.
Radiation can also damage the valves in the heart, especially the two valves on the left side of the heart (mitral and aortic). If a valve is damaged, it can lead to either being "leaky" so that blood flows backwards into the chamber it came from or it can be stiff and not open very well, slowing the flow of blood. This can lead to congestive heart failure and other problems with the heart.
A third problem that radiation can cause is premature coronary artery disease.
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t help any of the current heart condtions. Sometimes, as one ages there is some calicification of the heart valves that cause some leakage, and really not considered medically significant unless the leakage is moderate to severe, then there may be some shortness of breath, chest pains, etc.
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My dad had a quad CABG, with a 90,80,80,60 at 54. His brother died of a heart attack at 41. Their father had a quad CABG in his late 60's. My other grandfather had CHD in his 70's. I grew up in fast food nation, and I am from the south, so i've been eating crisco and chicken nuggets all my life. I smoked from 16-25 recreationally but no more. I had an echo done, and ran a stress test, and it showed nothing. Obviously, I am a very high risk person.
Theheart valves are damaged by the cancer, and it may cause the valves to malfunction. In severe cases, the heart valves may need to be replaced. Unfortunately, this is often a sign of very advanced cancer and carries a poor prognosis. Another rare type of cancer known as carcinoid tumor at times produces hormones that can damage heart valves.
in 2010 i had a echocardigram done it showed 3 leaking valves main one my aorta ..had one done in may it was only a 5 minute silent one showed only 2 valves leaking the aorta was not even on the results...can a valve stop leaking on its own?my new dr is doing another echo next month,,,but i also had 2 abnormal stress test in may too i was throwing pvc's.
I am a 27 year old female, in very good physical condition and was just told by my PCP that I have 2 heart valves that are "slightly" leaky. The cardiologist called these leaks "not impressive". This conclusion was reached after I had an echocardiogram. The reason I initially saw my PCP was for what felt like palpatations in my chest and slight chest discomfort. He heard a murmur so I was sent for the echo.
How concerned should I be about the valves (had an echo 3 years ago and no valve problem at that time) and how do I overcome the pain in the chest, neck and palpatations without always thinking there is an upcoming heart problem. Heart cath revealed "non critical heart condition", Holter monitor OK, tachycardia but normal rythmn, some premature beats...
I have 2 leaky valves and am not sure which ones. When I exercise my heart rate jumps all the way to the upper 190's. I am waiting on the results of my holter monitor, and on the results of my echo. What would thee advice be on exercise until I have a complete diagnosis as well as the severity of the leaky valves.
There are actually four valves in the heart, and the two I mentioned are the ones that in the vast majority of cases need repair. Mitral valve issues are frequently the result of a birth defect, though both valve issues can be a result of wear and tear or a poorly managed diet. So long as the most severely damaged valves could be worked on, you have nothing to worry about. Stay positive and keep on your dad's case about his diet and exercise.
No, if all valves in a heart have trace/mild regurgitation then it's fine. So, the aortic valve is not leaking, they feel sure about that much. So this leaves the pulmonary valve. This is obviously where blood exits the heart to travel through the lungs to receive new oxygen (right side of the heart). I would establish exactly what physiologic degree of pulmonic regurgitation means because I have no idea?
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