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Cardiac Valve Replacement Surgery
Heart valve surgery is a strategy to treat heart valve disease. In heart valve disease, at least one of the four heart valves that carry blood flowing in the proper direction through your heart doesn’t function properly. In heart valve surgery, your surgeon improvement or restore the affected heart valves. Many surgical programs may be used to repair or replace heart valves, including open-heart surgery or minimally invasive heart surgery.
Your treatment depends on several factors, including your age, health, the position of the heart valve that is concerned and the severity of your condition.
Why might I need heart valve repair or replacement surgery?
If your heart valve(s) becomes injured or diseased, you may have the following symptoms:
- Dizziness
- Chest pain
- Breathing difficulties
- Palpitations
- Edema (swelling) of the feet, ankles, or abdomen (belly)
- Rapid weight gain due to fluid retention
