My father in law just had surgery to replace a heart valve as well as bypass surgery. He has several perforating bleeding gastric ulcers that had to be closed via surgery. He was given many pints of blood to replace what he lost through the ulcers. The doctors said the ulcers were caused by the leaky heart valve. He is 90 years old and had been in good health until a month ago. What is the connection between the heart valve and the ulcers?
Hi Dear Xxx.! Thank you for posting you question here. Yes as the treating doctor said it's a good connection between heart problems and peptic ulcer especially in elders. I would explain why