Understanding the New Heart Valve Surgery Options

by IndianMed Trip IndianMedTrip

One significant reason to track any possible valve disease-related indications and get regular check-ups – especially as we age – is to assure that any growing valve issues can be fixed at the right time. Unfortunately, several people who required heart valve repair surgery simply do not get detected in time to fix the matter in the best possible way.Medications can be advised to increase the heart’s ability to pump blood which may support compensate for a valve that is not working correctly. Anyhow, a diseased heart valve is a mechanical issue that cannot be fixed with medicines alone, and operation is often required to repair or restore the damaged valve. If the faulty valve never gets looked at until the patient realizes it is a severe medical issue, the diseased valve may have weakened the person so much that open heart surgery to fix the issue has become too risky. For most patients, effective treatment options are still available.

Is Open Heart Surgery Too Risky For Me?

If you or someone you love requires a new heart valve replacement, there is good news if you have been told that you are too risky for operation. People in Midway or high risk and critical aortic valve tightness may be good candidates for a less invasive restore or an alternative treatment called as transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR or TAVI).

If a person has life-threatening calcifications (accumulation of calcium salts in a body tissue) on a valve that has never been before replaced, TAVR provides a quality “spring loaded” heart valve (a balloon expandable valve) that can be injected into places using a minimally invasive surgery.

Though minimally invasive surgeries like TAVR procedures are not without risks; they do offer useful treatment alternatives to people who may not have had them a few years ago while also giving the bonus of a faster healing in most cases. A patients’ experience with a minimal surgery may be comparable to a balloon treatment or even an angiogram considering downtime and healing, and will likely need a shorter hospital stay (average 3-5 days).

Are there any minimally invasive repairs or replacement options?

Yes, there are other minimally invasive valve surgery skills including video-assisted surgery, robotic-assisted surgery or surgeries done with an endoscope. Anyhow, in several instances, the best mending option continues to be traditional open heart surgery. It is certainly advisable to get a second opinion about valve repair and replacement alternatives that may be right for you.

Benefits and consideration for a TAVR or other minimally invasive procedure

Advantages of minimally invasive treatment options may include:

Lower chances of infections
Less trauma to the heart muscle tissue and chest
Decreased length of stay in the hospital (3-5 days)
Reduced recovery period

Of course, everybody wants less pain and a shorter healing time, but everyone also wants the best possible results and the longest, healthiest life as an outcome. Those factors along with a person’s age, health history, type and seriousness of the valve issue and overall health factor into the decision of choosing the best surgical alternative for any patient in need of valve repair.

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