Question 1

if an ecg shows that i have old inferior infarction, can the abnormality on the ecg be from mitral valve repair?

Accepted Answer

Not usually: Their are no real post mitral valve repair ECG changes that are related to the surgery. Their are people who have mvr and have an inferior mi  pre op or have suffered one post op though.

Question 2

what is a mitral valve?

Accepted Answer

One of 4 heart valve: The mitral valve is one of the 4 heart valves found in the heart.  These valves keep blood moving one direction rather than back and forth as the heart contracts.  The mitral valve is so named as it looks like the pope's hat (a mitre). The mitral valve separates the left atrium and the left ventricle.

Question 3

what's the mitral valve's purpose?

Accepted Answer

Backflow: The mv prevents blood from backing up into the lungs during left ventricular contraction.

Question 4

what is the function of mitral valve?

Accepted Answer

Prevents backflow: It prevents blood from going backwards from the left ventricle to the left atrium with each beat of the heart.

Question 5

how can the mitral valve be replaced?

Accepted Answer

Many options: Depending on pts age as well as the characteristics of the valve, there are many options. Mitral valve repair -using the pts own valve and perhapse a ring. Mv replacement-the whole valve is replaced by either a mechnical valve pig valve or a bioprosthetic. Another new technology involves catheter based options such as a clip. All types have pros and cons including possible Coumadin (warfarin) therapy.

Question 6

what is the normal are of the mitral valve?

Accepted Answer

Left ventricle: It passes thru the valve to get into the left ventricle.

Question 7

what is the job of the mitral valve?

Accepted Answer

Prevents backflow: It prevents blood from going backwards from the left ventricle into the left atrium with each heart beat.

Question 8

what is the structure of mitral valve?

Accepted Answer

Not just the leaflet: The mitral valve has two leaflets that open and shut. However, there is an important supporting structure. The leaflets attach to thin chordae tendinae, dental floss-like chords that connect leaflets to papillary muscles. The pap muscles are bands of muscle tissue arising from the wall of the heart, whose contraction and relaxation transmit force to the leaflets.

Question 9

what are the effects of diphtheria have on the mitral valve?

Accepted Answer

Endocarditis: C. Diphteriae can cause infection on the mitral valve and this is called endocarditis.

Question 10

what is mitral valve stenosis?

Accepted Answer

Narrowing: This is a narrowing of the valve opening usually caused by rheumatic fever. It eventually leads to respiratory symptoms and heart failure.  Fortunately it can be successfully treated with surgery.

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