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Heart Valve Replacement Surgery Procedure

Heart valve replacement surgery is a surgical procedure by which cardiac surgeons eliminate a damaged heart valve & replace it with grafts or portions from body tissues or with artificial heart valves to improve the normal functioning of the heart. https://goo.gl/gg6JsJ

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Heart Valve Replacement Surgery Procedure

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  1. Heart Valve Replacement Surgery Procedure

  2. What is Heart Valve Replacement Surgery? Heart valve replacement surgery is a surgical procedure by which cardiac surgeons eliminate a damaged heart valve & replace it with grafts or portions from body tissues or with artificial heart valves to improve the normal functioning of the heart

  3. Types of Heart Valve Replacement Surgeries 1: Aortic Valve Replacement 2: Mitral Valve Replacement 3: Tricuspid Valve Replacement

  4. Cardiac surgeons may identify a heart murmur or other major signs of heart valve disease. For diagnosing heart valve disease, surgeons will ask about patient’s signs & symptoms. They may also perform a physical examination & judge patient’s condition

  5. Risk & Complication of Heart Valve Replacement Surgery Heart valve replacement surgery is a big operation & like any kind of surgery, it carries a risk of post-surgical complications. Some of the major risks of heart valve replacement include the following. • Blood clots • Strokes • Wound, bladder, lung • Irregular heartbeat which • is temporary • Bleeding • Reduced kidney function

  6. Heart Valve Replacement Surgery Procedure

  7. Heart Valve Replacement Surgery Procedure There is nearly 3 percent risk of death associated with heart valve replacement surgery. This surgery is carried out in following steps. Bypass Machine – For a cardiac surgeon to successfully remove the damaged & diseased valve & substitute it with a new one General Anesthesia – Heart valve replacement surgery is usually performed under the influence of general anesthesia with methods which are either traditional or minimally invasive. Incisions – Traditional heart valve replacement surgery needs a long incision from the neck to the patient’s navel area

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