Heart valve replacement surgery procedure
- 2. 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
- 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 patients signs & symptoms. They may also perform a physical examination & judge patients condition
- 5. 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
- 7. There is nearly 3 percent risk of death associated with heart valve replacement surgery. This surgery is carried out in following steps. 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 patients navel area Bypass Machine For a cardiac surgeon to successfully remove th damaged & diseased valve & substitute it with a new one