2007-03-02 14:52:38 · 14 answers · asked by singhyv1 1 in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ Heart Diseases
the patient my father is also diabetic (tablet and diet controlled) had blood pressure, age, 60, had open heart surgery approx 35 yrs ago to repair a valve.
2007-03-02 15:04:11 · update #1
Cardiac Surgery is the only answer and,it is not an uncommom surgical intervention.
It will be a single surgery comprising of a triple coronary by-pass grafting + the mitral valve replacement with a prosthesis as it has been previously been repaired.
The second valve may, depending upon the severity , be left undisturbed or repaired or replaced.
He is relatively young and his diabetes is a moderate one.
If there is no concomittant disease and his cardiac ejection fraction is good ,the prognosis should be good and there should not be any difficulty post-operatively.
P.S. I must say he has done very well with the repaired valve.
Best wishes to him
2007-03-04 23:23:38 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Much would depend on the person's general health other than the cardiac health. If in generally good health, it sounds like they may be a candidate for surgery including valve replacement and CABG (Coronary Artery Bypass Graft). OTOH, if they are severely diabetic, with kidney disease and cirrosis of the liver, and a serious risk for annesthesia complications, there's little likelyhood that surgery would be done. It depends on the level of confidence the surgeon has in the patient's abiolity to withand the surgery.
All in all, heart surgery is doing some amazing things now!
2007-03-02 23:00:12 · answer #2 · answered by xraytech 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I am very sure your doctor has already told you, but it wasn't what you wanted to hear. But the most likely course of action would be surgery, provided you don't have any other health problems and you could withstand being put under the anesthesia. If you smoke and/or drink then you better stop if you intend to live a bit longer also. I worked for a cardiology group for several years and we saw numerous patients with the same diagnosis and we saw many who did not follow the doctor's course of action and they did not live very long. Just remember, the life you save may very well, be your own. The doctors and medication can only do so much. Good luck and I hope the course of action you choose works out for you.
2007-03-02 22:58:54 · answer #3 · answered by Cindy Roo 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I imagine the first step will be angioplasty,but if the surgeon doesn't think stents will be a long term suitable option,then it's bypass surgery. While they've got him open,they may do more arteries. They did me,had stents,didn't work,so went in for one,maybe two arteries and they did four,they must have been bored. Sooner he gets in,sooner he'll be fettled. Hope all goes well for him
2007-03-06 18:27:13 · answer #4 · answered by keeprockin 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I am in the same boat, at present moment ,being monitored with tablets, next course of action is open heart by-pass operation. Am also high blood pressure.
2007-03-04 12:34:07 · answer #5 · answered by archaeologia 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Probably a triple bypass and maybe valve replacements at a later stage. Its unlike that an interventionalist would angioplasty if it's triple vessel disease.
2007-03-03 08:58:18 · answer #6 · answered by missy moo 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
triple bypass by the sounds of it, if he is generally ok that is ,I had a double bypass in 2001 im only 46 and it came as a great shock to me but the surgeon said i could be dead within around 5 years if i dont have op.
2007-03-02 23:47:44 · answer #7 · answered by Spike 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Bypass surgery
2007-03-02 22:55:19 · answer #8 · answered by John M 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Go see a cardiologist...he would probably recommend a bypass or balloon angioplasty.
2007-03-02 22:56:35 · answer #9 · answered by pamomof4 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
triple bypass / valve replacement
2007-03-02 22:57:09 · answer #10 · answered by Mark W 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋