Question 1

what is porcine valve?

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Pig valve: It is an artificial valve made from a pig's heart.  It's used to replace a damaged (stenotic or leaky valve) in the heart of a human.

Question 2

what is valve disease?

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Heart valve problems: The heart also has four valves: the tricuspid, pulmonary, mitral, and aortic valves. These valves open and close, acting like doors in the heart, making sure that blood flows correctly from the atria into the ventricles, and then from the ventricles to the rest of the body. Valves can become too leaky, allowing blood to flow backwards, or too narrowed, preventing blood from leaving a chamber.

Question 3

how is a damaged valve fixed?

Accepted Answer

Depends on problem: Sometimes a valve that doesn't open properly can be helped by opening with a balloon procedure. Sometimes a prosthesis can be passed into the heart via a catheter. Other problems can be fixed by surgically trimming or tightening the valve. In many cases, the best available treatment is to remove the valve and replace it with an artificial valve made from metal, plastic, fabric, or animal tissue.

Question 4

when do they do nothing about leaky valves?

Accepted Answer

Monitor/Do nothing: With any medical diagnosis, 'doing nothing' is aka monitoring for a defined time and recheck to see if progression occurred. The risk benefit analysis is in favor of monitoring until serious complication is emminent. With a leaking heart valve, dilated heart chamber, decreased exercise tolerance, are watched with echo. Each case is different, so stay in touch with your cardiac team. Be well.

Question 5

what is the definition or description of: valve?

Accepted Answer

See below: A valve is a structure that regulates the direction of flow.  The heart is a special kind of pump.  It moves blood by squeezing and relaxing.  There are 4 chambers and each chamber has a valve.  This keeps blood from moving backwards when the heart squeezes.  When a chamber squeezes it lets the blood move forward but when the chamber is relaxed it prevents the blood from leaking back into it.

Question 6

what are valves in the body and what do they do?

Accepted Answer

4: 4 cardiac valves. 2 atrioventricular and 2 ventriculoarterial. 2 on the right heart 2 on the left heart. Each ventricle has an atrioventricular and a ventriculoarterial valve.They are one way valves. Flow is venae cavae to right atrium, RA to right ventricle via right av valve or tricuspid, rv to pulmonaryartery via 
pulmonic valve-lungs-left atrium-mitral valve-left ventricle-aortic valve- aorta.

Question 7

how long are pig valves supposed to last compared to mechanical valves?

Accepted Answer

Mechanical valves: Theoretically can last a life time....Porcine on average 10-15 years.

Question 8

how does the bicuspid valve function?

Accepted Answer

May be normal: The aortic valve is comprised of three leaflets, or cusps, that swing open and closed. Approximately 1% of the population is born with only 2 cups. These swing open and shut in a similar fashion. Depending on the precise architecture of the 2 cusps, there may be increased turbulence of blood flow through the valve, and over time more wear and tear leading to thickening/obstruction, or leaks.

Question 9

is sodas bad for mitro valve prolapse?

Accepted Answer

It should not: Be bad for patient with mitral valve prolapse.

Question 10

what is the function of the bicuspid valve?

Accepted Answer

Mitral valve: Bicuspid means "two leaflets". The only "normal" bicuspid valve in the heart is the mitral valve. It sits between the left atrium and left ventricle. The valve opens to fill the left ventricle during diastole and closes when the ventricle contracts (systole).
The aortic valve is normally tricuspid but some people are born with an abnormal and bicuspid valve which may narrow later in life...

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