How Do You Spot Symptoms Of Mitral Stenosis?
Learn to spot the symptoms of mitral stenosis, a serious health condition affecting the heart. Various diseases and conditions target the mitral valve, an essential valve in the heart. In mitral stenosis, there is evidence of a narrowing in the opening of this valve in the heart, which restricts blood flow and can cause the heart to be unable to do its job of pumping blood throughout the body. Know the causes of mitral stenosis so you can spot the symptoms of it. The disease is often caused by the rheumatic fever which is an infection located in this part of the heart. The infections leads to damage of the valve, but the infection may not be noticed as quickly as the damage done to the valve is. A child that has an episode of rheumatic fever may exhibit symptoms of mitral stenosis 10 to 20 years later, between the ages of 20 and 50. Spot the first symptom of mitral stenosis which is shortness of breath. This is caused by the back up and congestion of blood and other fluids in the lungs
