Post by masders on Feb 15, 2024 9:32:29 GMT
For many years the implant of the artificial prosthesis was the most used method in the surgical treatment of the diseased mitral valve. Prof. Dr. Aleksandar Nikolić, cardiac surgeon, says that today cardiac surgery centers increasingly prefer mitral valve reconstruction as a trusted procedure that has many advantages for the patient. "The largest cardiac surgery centers are known precisely for this type of surgery and for the high percentage of reconstructed mitral valves. For example, the currently most well-known cardiac surgery center in the whole world Cleveland Clinic Foundation - USA performs reconstruction in 80% of patients with diseased mitral valve", says prof. Nikolic.
Diseases of the mitral valve Mitral valve diseases can be congenital or can develop over the years. In the past they were the result of rheumatic fever or experiencing endocarditis. Prof. Dr. Nikolic, says that with the improvement of living conditions, these diseases become rarer and their Moldova Email List consequences have rarely been encountered in recent years. Of the congenital abnormalities of the mitral valve, the most frequent is the degeneration of myxomatosis (the so-called Barlow syndrome) and Marfan syndrome. Thus, valve changes during life are subject to other changes as well. In addition, the tightening of the chords is also achieved, which has the effect of interrupting and returning blood from the left ventricle to the atrium (mitral regurgitation). There may be anterior, posterior, or both mitral valve prolapse.
The very existence of prolapse does not mean that there is backflow of blood from the atrium to the ventricles. This is a consequence of poor closing of the mitral valve for various reasons. In patients with ischemic heart disease (disease of the heart muscle due to narrowing of the arteries of the heart, the so-called coronary arteries) due to insufficient blood supply or due to fibrosis after experiencing a heart attack, atrial fibrillation may occur and the occurrence of mitral regurgitation. In addition, patients with diffuse damage to the heart muscle (dilated cardiomyopathy as a result of experiencing myocarditis or experiencing several heart attacks) can cause incomplete closure of the mitral valves and backflow of blood into the atrium. This may also be the case in the group of sick patients mentioned earlier.
Diseases of the mitral valve Mitral valve diseases can be congenital or can develop over the years. In the past they were the result of rheumatic fever or experiencing endocarditis. Prof. Dr. Nikolic, says that with the improvement of living conditions, these diseases become rarer and their Moldova Email List consequences have rarely been encountered in recent years. Of the congenital abnormalities of the mitral valve, the most frequent is the degeneration of myxomatosis (the so-called Barlow syndrome) and Marfan syndrome. Thus, valve changes during life are subject to other changes as well. In addition, the tightening of the chords is also achieved, which has the effect of interrupting and returning blood from the left ventricle to the atrium (mitral regurgitation). There may be anterior, posterior, or both mitral valve prolapse.
The very existence of prolapse does not mean that there is backflow of blood from the atrium to the ventricles. This is a consequence of poor closing of the mitral valve for various reasons. In patients with ischemic heart disease (disease of the heart muscle due to narrowing of the arteries of the heart, the so-called coronary arteries) due to insufficient blood supply or due to fibrosis after experiencing a heart attack, atrial fibrillation may occur and the occurrence of mitral regurgitation. In addition, patients with diffuse damage to the heart muscle (dilated cardiomyopathy as a result of experiencing myocarditis or experiencing several heart attacks) can cause incomplete closure of the mitral valves and backflow of blood into the atrium. This may also be the case in the group of sick patients mentioned earlier.
