Restoring your heart health: A guide to mitral valve regurgitation and the mitraclip procedure
Heart health matters. Your heart is a critical muscle that pumps blood to each part of your body, giving your body the oxygen and nourishment it needs. Problems that disrupt your heart’s routine need to be addressed by a doctor as soon as possible. Symptoms like shortness of breath or a fluttering heartbeat might be caused by something called mitral valve regurgitation.
What is mitral valve regurgitation?
Mitral valve regurgitation is a disorder that prevents the heart’s mitral valve from closing tightly. When this occurs, blood moves backward in your heart. If the disorder is severe, blood can’t move through your heart or other parts of your body.
What are the symptoms of mitral valve regurgitation?
If you suffer from mitral valve regurgitation, you might not notice any symptoms right away. The signs of this condition depend on how severe it is and how fast it develops. They can include:
- Irregular heart sound, referred to as a heart murmur, detected through a stethoscope
- Shortness of breath, especially when you lie down or have been extremely active
- A rapid, fluttering heartbeat
- Swollen feet or ankles
This disorder is often mild and worsens slowly. It might not even progress. But, the problem does sometimes develop quickly. If this happens, you might experience a sudden onset of severe symptoms.
How is mitral valve regurgitation treated? What Is the mitraclip procedure?
Your mitral valve regurgitation treatment plan will depend on the seriousness of your condition, the progression of your disorder and the presence or absence of symptoms. The goal of treatment is to improve your heart’s function while lessening symptoms and avoiding future problems. At SIU Medicine, you have access to a team of highly trained, experienced doctors who provide collaborative care for mitral valve regurgitation patients based on the latest research.
Your team of experts may prescribe medications, such as diuretics, blood thinners and high blood pressure medicines, to treat the symptoms of mitral valve regurgitation. However, medicine won’t cure this illness. Until recently, mitral valve surgery has been the only option to treat mitral valve regurgitation. Now, a less-invasive treatment alternative, the MitraClip procedure, exists. Because the procedure is less involved than traditional open-heart surgery, patients can usually return home within 1-2 days. Soon after the procedure, you should start seeing an improvement in your symptoms and quality of life.
Unlike open-heart surgery, which requires cutting the breastbone, the MitraClip method is done through a small cut in the groin. A tube is channeled up through your leg vessels to the right side of your heart. This technique gives your doctors access to your heart’s mitral valve.
While mitral valve regurgitation can be a serious heart condition, it doesn’t always require a complicated surgery. With faster recoveries and shorter hospital stays, SIU Medicine will have you on your feet in days, not weeks.
Upasuaji wa moyo: Mwongozo wa Mitral Valve Regurgitation na Utaratibu wa Mitral Clip Moyo ni misuli muhimu ambayo hupomba damu kwa kila sehemu ya mwili wako, ikitoa oksijeni na virutubisho vinavyohitajika. Matatizo ambayo huvuruga utaratibu wa moyo wako yanahitaji kushughulikiwa na daktari haraka iwezekanavyo. Dalili kama vile kukosa pumzi au kugonga kwa moyo kunaweza kusababishwa na kitu kinachoitwa mitral valve regurgitation. Ugonjwa wa mitral valve regurgitation ni nini? Mshtuko wa valve ya mitral ni ugonjwa ambao huzuia valve ya mitral ya moyo kufungwa kwa nguvu. Wakati hilo linatokea, damu husafiri nyuma katika moyo wako. Ikiwa ugonjwa huo ni mkali, damu haiwezi kusafiri kupitia moyo wako au sehemu nyingine za mwili wako. Ni nini dalili za kuvuja kwa valve ya mitral? Ikiwa unakabiliwa na regurgitation ya valve ya mitral, huenda usitambue dalili zozote mara moja. Dalili za hali hiyo hutegemea jinsi ilivyo kali na jinsi inavyoendelea haraka. - Sauti isiyo ya kawaida ya moyo, inayoitwa sauti ya moyo, inayogunduliwa kupitia stethoscope - Upungufu wa pumzi, haswa unapogawanyika au umekuwa na shughuli nyingi sana - Mpigo wa moyo wa haraka, wa kupapasa - Miguu au vifundo vya miguu vilivyovimba - Ugonjwa huu mara nyingi ni mpole na huzidi polepole. Huenda isiendelee hata kidogo. Lakini, nyakati nyingine tatizo hilo hutokea upesi. Ikiwa hilo litatokea, huenda ukaanza kuwa na dalili kali ghafula. Ugonjwa wa mitral valve regurgitation unashughulikiwaje? Utaratibu wa MitraClip ni nini? Mpango wako wa matibabu ya mitral valve regurgitation itategemea uzito wa hali yako, maendeleo ya ugonjwa wako na uwepo au kutokuwepo kwa dalili. Lengo la matibabu ni kuboresha utendaji wa moyo wako huku ukipunguza dalili na kuepuka matatizo ya wakati ujao. Katika SIU Medicine, una upatikanaji wa timu ya madaktari wenye mafunzo ya juu na uzoefu ambao hutoa huduma ya ushirikiano kwa wagonjwa wa regurgitation ya valve ya mitral kulingana na utafiti wa hivi karibuni. Wataalamu wanaweza kuagiza dawa kama vile diuretics, dawa za kupunguza damu na dawa za shinikizo la damu, kutibu dalili za regurgitation ya valve ya mitral. Hata hivyo, dawa hazitaponya ugonjwa huu. Hadi hivi karibuni, upasuaji wa valve ya mitral ulikuwa chaguo pekee la kutibu regurgitation ya valve ya mitral. Sasa, mbadala wa matibabu yasiyo na uvamizi mwingi, utaratibu wa MitraClip, upo. Kwa sababu utaratibu huo hauhusishi mengi kuliko upasuaji wa kawaida wa moyo ulio wazi, kwa kawaida wagonjwa wanaweza kurudi nyumbani ndani ya siku moja au mbili. Muda mfupi baada ya upasuaji, unapaswa kuanza kuona uboreshaji katika dalili zako na ubora wa maisha. Tofauti na upasuaji wa moyo ulio wazi, ambao unahitaji kukata mfupa wa kifua, mbinu ya MitraClip hufanywa kupitia upasuaji mdogo kwenye kiuno. Chombo cha mtiririko wa damu huendeshwa kupitia mishipa ya damu ya miguu hadi upande wa kulia wa moyo. Mbinu hii huwapa madaktari wako upatikanaji wa valve ya mitral ya moyo wako. Ingawa ugonjwa wa mitral valve regurgitation unaweza kuwa ugonjwa mbaya wa moyo, si mara zote unahitaji upasuaji mgumu. Kwa uponyaji wa haraka na kukaa kwa muda mfupi hospitalini, SIU Medicine itakuweka juu ya miguu yako katika siku, sio wiki.