What types of diseases are there in Aortic Valve Disease? What kind of surgery is performed?
In patients with Aortic valve disease (such as aortic stenosis where the valve orifice becomes narrow or aortic regurgitation where the valve leaks), some of them (e.g., aortic regurgitation or aortic root enlargement) can be candidates for valve repair surgery; but their long-term results remain unknown and studies show that tissue valve replacement is more reproducible and reliable. From the viewpoint of safety, valve replacement is popular for aortic valve disease. Q: What kind of caution we have to have for Aortic stenosis? Patients with Aortic stenosis especially tight one is a dangerous disease with a chance of sudden death when its signs and symptoms (e.g., chest pain or syncope) become strong. However, after the surgery, the patients’ prognosis improves significantly, and the risk of the surgery itself has become much less than 10 years ago. After the surgery, most patients recovered from their critical conditions before the surgery such as severe heart failure with shock statu
