A member asked:

I have a degenerative heart valve and had valvuloplasty in early 2001, how much longer will the valve last?

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Dr. Elden Rand answered

Specializes in Cardiology

Variable: If you are 30 now, your valve was ballooned when you were ~19. The valve location was not specified- most common would be either the pulmonic valve due to pulmonic stenosis or the mitral valve from mitral stenosis. You need to have this reevaluated on a periodic basis with an echocardiogram. It may be several more years before the valve restenoses, then may need re-plasty or valve replacement.

Answered 12/9/2013

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