I have a T4-T10 and L5-S1 spinal injury and I recently found out that my tricuspid and my mitral valves leak. I have never had heart problems before I got the spinal injury. Do you think the valve leaks could have been from the trauma when I received the spinal injury?
Maybe but usually MVP doesnt give people much problems and if it does usually sudden
I wouldn't think the trauma would directly injure the valves. Were you in the hospital for a long time following that injury hooked up to IVs? With IV catheters there is the possibility of bacteria entering the bloodstream and causing damage to the valves. Maybe that is why you developed valve issues. Also I wonder if there is the possibility that the massive immune and inflammatory response generated by that much trauma to your body may have caused some damage to the valves. I've never heard that happening, but I imagine it's possible. Also it may just be coincedence and you may have had the valve issues before but never had reason to check them out. A small leak in the heart valves is very common as people get older.
