It was diagnosed during investigations to find out the reason for acute breathlessness. I had no other symptoms. My GP had an Echocardiagram performed and, as a result of that has put me on ACE inhibitors. However since taking them im experiencing more chest pains and chest discomfort than i was before, so could they not be the right course of treatment. Im seeing a cardiologist in 2 weeks but im worried i might have a heart attack before then. Am i worrying unnecessarily?
2007-05-27 00:55:34 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ Heart Diseases
In my opinion you should report to a Cardiologist for further evaluation of your case for the following reasons:
Complications :
* Left ventricular hypertrophy (enlargement) caused by the extra work of pushing blood through the narrowed valve
* Left-sided heart failure
* Arrhythmias
Expectations (prognosis):
Aortic stenosis can be cured with surgery, although there may be a continued risk for arrhythmias, which can sometimes cause sudden death. The person may be symptom-free until complications develop. Without surgery, a patient who has signs of angina or heart failure may do poorly.
Persons with aortic stenosis, particularly moderate and severe forms, should not participate in strenuous activities, such as competitive sports.
2007-05-27 04:10:36 · answer #1 · answered by Dr.Qutub 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You will get a lot more info out of the cardiologist. You should ask what valve is leaking and how severe the leakage is, if you need surgery can the valve be reparied or does it have to be replaced the difference is being on medication for the rest of your life, get a few opinions if you have time. Hopefully the valve does not need surgery if it does dont worry I have just had my mitral valve reparied a month ago as the leakage was severe and all went well. Make sure you are fully informed after the cardiologists appointment.
I suffered no symtoms except for a harder heart beat and an enlarged heart your symtoms are different but seem like symtoms for a valve problem. The doctor said to me "you wont have a heart attack but you may feel chest pain and shortness of breath and if so get to a hospital." I don't know the results of your tests and do not know how much trust you put into your GP and do not want to worry you but if your instincints are telling you you should see someone sooner then do it, if it means going to emergency at the hospital then so be it, better to get in early with these heart things then wait, on the other hand the meds the doc ordered for you may be holding off anything from happening and the chest discomfort could be anxiety I know I suffered anxiety when I was diagnosed. Good luck I am sure you will be fine
2007-05-28 17:47:36 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The seriousness completely depends on exactly how leaky the valve is. It may be so minor as to just require monitoring to ensure it doesn't worsen. It could be so major that surgery is an emergency. It could also be anywhere inbetween, and may be stable or progressive. He needs to keep up the monitoring as you don't want to delay treatment if the leakage gets bad enough or else you end up with heart failure. If it never gets bad enough, as someone has already stated, surgery wouldn't get done at all as the risks of the surgery would be worse than the risks of the valve if it is minor.
2016-05-18 23:56:00 · answer #3 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
hey did it feel like some one or something was sitting on your chest ? .
did you feel like you had shortness of breath but did not?.
i had the same thing and it turned out to be that i had a murmer in one of the heart valves and they gave me a new heart valve .
2007-05-29 05:02:50 · answer #4 · answered by atlantismeditation@sbcglobal.net 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
my father had the same problem about 5 yrs ago.
after seeing a specialist, he was set for surgery three weeks
after and had the problem repaired.
my dad was 79 yrs old at the time and he has been feeling great ever since he had the surgery
2007-05-27 01:01:23 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Please consult with your doctors.....
left side heart valve malfunction can be either mitral or aortic valves stenosis or regurgitation.
Doctors usually performs echocardiography to diagnose it.
during heart auscultation, murmurs will can be listened.
2007-05-27 11:26:39 · answer #6 · answered by Kangkung - 133 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Valve disease does not cause heart attacks.
2007-05-27 01:28:52 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
probably, but your gp needs to know about the increased symptoms.
2007-05-27 00:58:30 · answer #8 · answered by David B 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋