she 13 and shes always sleeping what is a leaky valve there not telling me enough for me to understand and im a nurse tech im scared for her
nothing unless it is a problem like how big is it?does it cause symptoms dont worry till you have to my dad has one and never a problem ask your doctor to know forsure
I've had this very same problem 4 yrs. ago, which was actually found 20 yrs ago. If the back flow of blood in the mitral valve is excessive and the heart starts to enlarge, then the only thing that can be done is a valve replacement, which i did and live a very normal life now. Watch for fatigue, dizziness and shortness of breath. If these things occur frequently, make an appointment with her cardiologist immediately.
Leaky valve is generally refered to as back flow in mitral valve of the heart resulting into extreme debilitation and shortness of breath.Each heart beat sends blood leaking backwards through mitral valve making the heart work harder and harder to keep the blood circulating.No medication is available to treat or cure this condition.To correct the situation answer is either a mitral valve clip procedure or open heart surgery.
