Your doctor/surgeon can effectvely evaluate your mother's current condtion based on tests, symptoms, history, etc. If the surgeon's judgement is a replacement, then there isn't any other option but surgery. I have had moderate to severe mitral valve leakage (regurgitation) for more than 6 years, there may be the day for an operation, as it is currently my cardiologist is closely monitoring and if an when I have shortness of breath, then an operation...I have my native valve and there may be a distinction with a placement on how to treat may also be a consideration.
You may want to get a second opinion.
Dear Sir
Thanks
to proceed further in direction advised by you (balloon valvotomy) shall I discuss with our doctor.
But we repeatatively probed him and he said ther is no option other than operation.
Please comment how i can proceed further.
Rgds
There is no substitute for valve replacement. It has been 15 years, and that time is within a range for some failure. But depending on the underlying cause there is Balloon valvotomy and used to increase the opening of a narrowed (stenotic) valve. It is used for:
•select patients who have mitral valve stenosis with symptoms
•older patients who have aortic valve stenosis, but are not able to undergo surgery
•some patients with pulmonic valve stenosis
This balloon valvotomy procedure can be performed on the mitral, tricuspid, aortic or pulmonary valves.