The heart is the most important organ in many living beings, not only humans. Health and life expectancy directly depend on the state of the cardiovascular system. So it is worth taking care of the heart from a young age and be attentive to any unusual manifestations. There are even some signs that indicate an approaching pathology of the heart valves, said the head of the department of surgery for acquired heart defects of the Republican Scientific Center of Surgery named after. Academician B.V. Petrovsky cardiac surgeon and candidate of medical sciences Evgeny Evseev.
“Each valve lesion has its own symptoms. There is a congenital pathology of the heart valve, sometimes it is acquired. That is, congenital – these are the features of the formation of valves and various types of pathologies. This is either stenosis or insufficiency, ”the expert noted in an interview with Life.
But pathology is acquired through various additional diseases, such as rheumatism or infective endocarditis. Most often, shortness of breath speaks of heart problems.
Doctors usually treat on the operating table when medications do not help. The operation can be either plastic, when the valve is preserved, or it can involve replacement with a prosthesis.
In general, special attention to the condition of the heart should be paid to people who suffer from rheumatism and infectious diseases. For example, with inflammation of the lungs, complications can affect the heart valve. By the way, even an infection due to untreated teeth can get into the bloodstream and leave its cruel imprint on the valve.
Earlier, cardiologist Rustem Osmanov told what harms the heart and blood vessels and how this can be prevented.
