It is reported that Heart Valve Disease is 3rd biggest cause of death from heart disease. In a live interview with tavr-india.com Top Medanta Hospital cardiologist, Dr. Rajneesh Kapoor informs about the role of heart valves and what can possibly go wrong with them.
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The doctor tells that "Heart has four valves, two on the left side and two on the right side. There are two chambers, the upper chamber, and the lower chamber, there is one valve between these chambers and then the main exit valve which is the aortic valve. The valve which is in between the upper chamber and the lower chamber is called the mitral valve and this main exit valve, through which actually the heart pumps all the blood to the body is known as the aortic valve.”
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Dr. Rajneesh Kapoor told that “There are many diseases which can affect and implicate the valves. It can be some infections, which happen during the childhood stage and can implicate the valves. They can deform the valves and they can make it narrower & then valves can start leaking. These put a huge strain on the heart. So, this childhood infection that leads to these deformities in the valves is known as rheumatic heart disease. "
He says "This main exit aortic valve can become diseased or deformed with advancing age. So, this is known as degenerative aortic valve disease. This disease happens usually, after 60 years of age."
"We can actually see the valve deformities in the form of either narrowing which is called stenosis, or leakage which is called regurgitation. Both are very bad for the heart, and they put a huge strain on the heart and the heart starts to fail. So once this happens and the heart dilates and starts to fail, it leads to a lot of miserable symptoms to the patient.” says the doctor.
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About The Guest Speaker
Dr. Rajneesh Kapoor is an Interventional cardiologist practicing as Vice Chairman - Interventional Cardiology at Medanta The Medicity Gurugram. He has been honored with the prestigious Punjab Rattan Award - a Government honor for work in the field of Medicine. He can be contacted at rajneeshkapoor123@hotmail.com. Patients advised aortic valve replacement and treatment of mitral valve can Click Here To Speak with Dr. Rajneesh Kapoor
