Define what is Aortic & Mitral Valve Replacement?

Surgery to either repair or replace the mitral valve in your heart is called Mitral valve surgery. The Blood flows from the lungs & enters the left atrium which is a pumping chamber of the heart. Then the blood flows into the left ventricle which is the final pumping chamber of the heart. The mitral valve is placed between these 2 chambers. It makes sure that the blood flows forward through the heart.

During the surgery, the damaged valve is replaced with an artificial valve. The replacement of valve is typically an open-heart surgery. The doctor makes a large incision in the chest. The blood is circulated outside of the body through a machine called cardiopulmonary bypass or heart-lung machine to add oxygen to it.  To slow or stop the heartbeat, the heart may be cooled so that the heart is protected from damage while surgery is done to replace the valve with an artificial valve.

What are the required ?

Required tests are :-

• Blood Test
• ECG
• Chest X-ray

How much time is require?

The procedure would take few hours but the patient needs to stay in the hospital for a week or so.