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Types and Symptoms Of Heart Valve Disease




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There are two types of heart valve disease--heart
disease resulting from narrowed heart valves,
and heart disease resulting from leaky heart
valves. Each of them stems from several different
causes, ranging from birth defects, to bacterial
infection, to aging.
Congential Heart Valve Disease .
Congenital heart valve is the most common,
and can result in inflexible or narrowed,
or floppy, valves, or irregular valve flaps.
Congenital heart valve disease is often diagnosed
within a few days of a baby's birth, but if
the defect is minor, may not be discovered
until much later. Heart valve disease can
be very hard to diagnose because some forms
of it do not produce symptoms.
Some people, however, acquire heart valve
disease because of complications from another
disease such as heart muscle disease, coronary
artery disease and heart attack. A child who
has suffered from a rheumatic heart disease
because of a simple strep throat will likely
to have a valvular disease when he or she
reaches adulthood.
Heart valve disease, however, can also develop
as a complication from some other illness;
children who have had rheumatic fever following
an untreated case of strep throat have a greater
than fifty percent chance of developing scarring
on their heart valves. A heart with scarred
valves has to work harder than one with smooth
ones, and as the years mount, the extra strain
on the heart can lead to rheumatic heart disease.
Endiocarditis.
Another form of heart valve disease which
can result from infection is endiocarditis.
Endiocarditis develops when bacteria enters
the bloodstream during surgery or dental procedures,
causing inflammation of the heart and scarring
both its valves and leaflets. In the case
of endiocarditis, the scarred leaflets will
allow blood entering the heart to back up,
or andquot;regurgitate,andquot; diminishing the blood volume
within the heart and the amount of blood and
oxygen which reaches the body's other organs.
The elderly are susceptible to heart valve
disease resulting from calcification, or calcium
deposit buildup, along the valves.
Testing For Heart Valve Disease .
Echocardiograms and MRIs are the tests best
suited to diagnose heart valve disease. Either
one will give the cardiologist a good look
at abnormalities both in the main chambers
of the heart and all its smaller structures
including the valves.
Symptoms of heart valve disease can include
vertigo resulting from a quick shift of positions,
such as standing up or sitting, heart palpitations
or racing, shortness of breath after minimal
activity, and sever afternoon fatigue.
Those experiencing any of these symptoms on
a regular basis should arrange to see a cardiologist
and be tested for a heart murmurs, a strong
indication of heart valve disease.
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