Mitro Valve Prolapse??? MVP????
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There is nothing to worry about this. Everything will be fine; and this is a common disease among the people. There are two types in this MVP.\n\nHowever just leave it out; contact ICAO for information on this regarding the civil aviation and check with your company.\n\nHowever MVP means you cannot be a Combat Pilot
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By what information you have given me my 1st guess would be cardiogenic shock. But you don't say why the thoracotomy was preformed. Was it for heart, heart valves, lung, thorasic aorta, esphageal or spine surgery. You also don't say wether this patient had a cardiac or pulmonary arrest or if both which occured 1st. I chose cardiogenic shock 1st due to all the already existing cardiac issues and additional symptoms. Was the CHF ( which  pulmonary edema is a symptom) caused by the cardiomegaly , the A-fib, the MV prosthesis or a combination of some or all. You also mentioned a previous CABG, but you didn't mention any myocardial injury occuring. This pt. not only had mechanical issues but also had electrical problems as demonstrated by the A-fib and the RBBB. The pulmonary involvement sounds more like it's due to all the cardiac problems. You mentioned hypotention but not whether it was due to medication or if it was a symptom of the cardiomegaly. You mentioned oliguria but nothing of CRF or even ARF post surgery. So was this a new onset? You give no lab values that could indicate organ functions. Sooooooooo. I still stand with cardiogenic shock as my 1st choice (chosen from all the cardiac envolvement and the possibility that he could have thrown a clot [a-fib, PMV and had to be taken off thinners for the surgery] and had an MI. The symptoms of hypotention & oliguria occur in cardiogenic shock). My 2nd choice would be a CVA ( due to the A-fib the PMV and the fact he had to be off anticoagulants for the thoracotomy. 3rd and lastly alcohol withdrawal (just kidding! Really I was just kidding!)
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I had tachicardio and PVC's nothing major just a pill a day until I had dropped a few pounds (after I delivered the baby) and change in diet!\nYou should see a doctor soon though!
167863
Are you still having swelling issues?  WHat did the doc say?   Seems like you should be done with the catheter.  Are you on Rxs still?   Call your doctor!!!
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I know for sure that Jackson-Madison County General Hospital in Jackson, TN does valve replacements and has an almost perfect success rate with open heart and by-pass surgeries.  I'm not real sure where the other response got his information about the hospital in St. Louis being in the top 10 in the country.  Most polling agencies do not rate hospitals like that, the top hospitals are ranked in a broader range like 100 or 500 with no placement on exact rank given.  Anyways, not the point.  Go to Jackson, Memphis, or Vanderbilt in Nashville...they are all good sources for heart surgeries.
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I had one installed a little over three years ago and the unit feels almost non existent.\n There will be some tenderness around the implant, mine lasted for about six months till scar tissue built up around the unit. \n The operation is a very simple one, I was awake the whole time till they tested the unit, then they put me under, what actually happens is that they actually stop your heart and wait till the unit discharges and re starts your heart, if the unit doesn't do the restart they will shock you with the paddles to normal rhythm and reposition the leads an do it till the unit actually jolts your heart back into normal rythum.\n  Sounds like its a little extreme, but not to worry you'll be in good hands.\n\n     If you would like further information about your procedure please feel free to E-mail me at  Iggy465@yahoo.com  -  I am on my third unit because of recalls because of defective batteries and unexpected discharges when one was not needed.
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Your subject is somewhat vague, but I believe the web site below can help.\nEnter Valve into their search window. Several device manufacturers are mentioned.\nHope this helps.
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Usually when the reperfussion of the clotted area happens and this can be within the first hour....and sometimes minutes after Retrovase or TPA is started, (clot busters), there will be an arrythmia of several PVCs in a row.  It always makes me catch my breath a bit when I see this run of PVCs.  So far, everytime I've seen this, the irregularity corrects it's self...WHEW!!  Usually within the next 24 hours the person is sent to cath lab for a cardiac cath and depending on what is found and the history of past medical intervention(s)(past by-pass surgery for instance) for cardiac problems, a decision is made to do a by-pass or put in a stent.
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The respondant above is largely correct but she is mistaken about 60% of the population having MVP.  The actual number is more like 2%.  \n\nMost people live long lives without complication from this condition.  The main issue for you is with dental cleaning (you should have antibiotics prior to a teeth cleaning and/or procedure)As well as other surgeries that potentially could put you at risk for having bacteria in your blood stream.\n\nCheck out the link to the Mayo Clinic's site.  It gives very good information regarding your condition and prognosis as well as complications.  http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/mitral-valveprolapse/DS00504/DSECTION=1\n\nAs far as murmurs being present in childhood - those type of murmurs are usually benign and come from children having slightly different shaped hearts and thin chest walls.  The MVP may have been present in you as a child but it took 28 years for it to be present enough to create a murmur.  The real key here is whether the valve works (opens and closes when it ought) as opposed to whether it prolapses as it is doing it.  The reason no one is treating this as a big deal is because it is not a big deal.\n\nHere's a good article about antibiotics, MVP and when and why you need them.\n\nhttp://circ.ahajournals.org/cgi/content/full/96/1/358\n\nGood luck.
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Turned the breaker on and off real quick that leads to the Hammond Organ. It was during a play to get back at the keyboardist for putting a whoopi cushion in my bed onstage (playing Scrooge). If anyone knows about Hammond Organs, cycling the power causes it to rise and fall like a drunken trombone. (heh heh)
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i  think it referer to a problem that doctors are having with some valves that help pump blood in patients hearts. look it up on the internet and you will find it im sure. then thus explain the device and how and when it is used and find out if the the device is agreeable for research to benifit other persons. and why the research is necessary. give that a  go and see if i got it. good luck 2 u mexxxi
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No instant solution I'm afraid. I found relief by by putting a small electric blanket on it (hot pad). After three months I was due to have and orthopaedic surgeon operate on it but over just a few days it started to eventually get better. I was desperate, to the point of even looking forward to the operation. You have my sympathy. The worst consuming pain I have ever had, my triple heart by-pass operation was a doddle by comparison.
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It's kind of like a spring, what it looks like, and the doctors use it when they are fixing a heart murmur, for a Patent ductus arteriosus at least they use it and if you just want to shorten the term use PDA but anyways, they put it into your heart, where it'll close whatever's open. Think they use it all murmurs and holes really.\n~It's not metal or anything and the tissue of the heart will grow around it. Also if you want some other stuff here it is, they take you into surgery, where you'll put you under anestecs(sp?), then they'll put a tube up your lower area, so that it reaches the heart, it'll hurt afterwards and you'll have to stay laying down for a while, however long the doctor says, and then if your an out patient you'll go home. The surgery will leave a scar, but it's so tiny you won't even notice it, it's actually amazing how small it is, I was surprised when I first saw the insicians on my leg. You probably won't be allowed to run, lift things that require two hands, or any extranious work for at least 10 days. You will also probably have to go back a year later to your cardiologist to make sure whatever problem there was is fixed.
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coolsai - What tweety says is true; the answers you want depends a little bit on the specifics of your case, but I will tell you this.  Long-term outcome for VSDs is usually excellent, although it depends on the size and location of the defect, the timing of the surgery, complications from surgery, and degree of pulmonary hypertension.  Patients that have had VSD closure before pulmonary hypertension has developed should have a normal life expectancy.  In fact, in patients who have small defects that go UNrepaired, survival at 25 years is in the 95% range.  Those who underwent relatively late repair and had relatively large defects can have some degree of pulmonary hypertension which may compromise their long-term outcomes.  Once repaired, late complications are rare.  Most late complications are due to repair that was done too late (heart failure, pulmonary hypertension) or from injury during surgery (valve damage, heart block).  5% may need repeat surgery is there is a residual hole.  If your pulmonary pressures are normal, there should be no problems with pregnancy.  Certainly, no problems with infertility in either case (at least, not stemming from the VSD).
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Sounds like "Holiday Heart Syndrome" to me.\n\nIt's a classic medical school scenario.  See the attached links.\n\nBTW, the guy has multiple diagnoses (CHF, Afib, ARF, Alcohol abuse and probably alcoholic cirrosis, CAD, portal hypertension due to the cirrosis, etc) and you basically list all of them in the description, but the one you seem to be looking for is the Holiday Heart.
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Im workin in cardiology at the mo, n beleive me it aint that good!!! Good luck if u go 4 it, iv only got 3 days left to work there n cant wait till its finished. Everyone is different tho, n if thats wot u wanna do go 4 it
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Functional heart murmurs caused by rushing of blood through the valve are very common. I think your symptoms are mental rather than organic.