As a result, some blood leaks backward with each heartbeat Aging can lead to a common cardiac condition known as a leaky heart valve In some people, the condition is mild and doesn’t need treatment
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People with moderate or severe regurgitation may need surgery to repair or replace the valve and improve heart function.
A leaky heart valve may cause no problems or it may signify congestive heart failure
Webmd takes a look at the causes, symptoms, and treatments for a leaky heart valve. Get 13 critical facts about atrial fibrillation and heart valve disease from dr Hemal gada, interventional cardiologist at upmc central pennsylvania. On the contrary my afib is very symptomatic and i take multaq and diltiazem to help control it but still have breakthroughs that with blood pressure history contributed the valve leak issues.
Valvular atrial fibrillation is one possible type of irregular heart rhythm Learn more about the symptoms, causes, and treatment options. After that, they sent me to waikato hospital for my operation and they managed to repair the mitral valve.” but after the surgery, says darrell, “i went into what they call atrial fibrillation (af), which is when you have irregular heartbeats, so they put me on a special beta blocker drug which started to eliminate it. I have read afib not due to a heart valve problem and wonder what that makes a difference
I do have afib according to my heart doctor and i also have a slightly leaky valve
Would that make a difference with what the treatment would be?
