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Leaking valves and excerise
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Leaking valves and excerise
by Carol__0__0, Oct 20, 1998 12:00AM
I have one St. Jude valve and also my mitral valve is leakingv 1+, my tricuspid valve is leaking 2+. I have been told to excerise. Will it
cause those valves to leak even more? Or will excercising be okay for
me to do. Thanks.
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Dear Carol,
Thank you for your question. We always recommend following your doctor's advice and I would see no reason for you not to exercise.
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