{"id":6343,"date":"2022-03-08T12:32:58","date_gmt":"2022-03-08T12:32:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/plasticsurgeryistanbul.net\/?post_type=blog_article&p=6343"},"modified":"2026-06-12T14:38:56","modified_gmt":"2026-06-12T14:38:56","slug":"heart-valve-diseases","status":"publish","type":"blog_article","link":"https:\/\/plasticsurgeryistanbul.net\/en\/blog_article\/heart-valve-diseases\/","title":{"rendered":"Heart Valve Diseases"},"content":{"rendered":"

Heart Valve Diseases<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Our heart has four covers. It opens and closes all day long without rest. However, it causes various health problems when it is not opened or closed.<\/p>\n

Moreover, sometimes at the beginning of the disease may not give any symptoms. For years, there are many people who are living with these problems but are unaware.<\/p>\n

What is a\u00a0<\/strong>Heart Valve\u00a0<\/strong>? What are\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong>Heart Valve D<\/strong>iseases?<\/strong><\/h3>\n

The heart valves are structures that guide the blood flow in the heart chambers and open and close with each heart beat.<\/p>\n

There are four Heart Valves:<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Mitral, aortic, tricuspid, pulmonary valve. Heart valve disease occurs when the heart valve structure fails to function.<\/p>\n

In the valves, the disease may develop in two ways, narrowing and \/ or failure of the lid (backward blood loss).<\/p>\n

The cause of valve diseases is very diverse, such as genetics, advanced age, infection, heart muscle diseases.<\/p>\n

Heart valve diseases<\/a> can be asymptomatic for many years. During the examination, your doctor can be detected by chance as a result of a murmur.<\/p>\n

Since valve diseases are mechanical problems, they cannot be treated with drugs, drug treatments can only lead to disease progression or relieving symptoms.<\/p>\n

Heart valve diseases<\/a> are generally slow, but may lead to severe heart failure, stroke, arrhythmia, and sometimes sudden death. Therefore, it is necessary to determine the time of valve surgery by monitoring the echocardiography of the valve patients at intervals.<\/p>\n

In the long term, surgical intervention for the heart valve will be necessary, such as repair or complete replacement of the valve.<\/p>\n

What Are The Symptoms ?<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Complaints in valve diseases vary depending on which valve is the problem.<\/p>\n

In the early stages of the disease, the person may not have any complaints at all, and sometimes he can live like this for years. As the valve disorder increases, the person begins to appear.<\/p>\n

These are generally;<\/strong><\/h4>\n