86-year-old Weng's aortic valve stenosis replacement surgery saved his life

Patients with severe aortic valve stenosis, old age and high surgical risk are all suitable for percutaneous aortic valve replacement surgery to greatly reduce the risk of surgery and anesthesia.

an 86-year-old man with a history of hypertension and diabetes recently became short of breath when he walked less than 5 meters, and had difficulty breathing. He was diagnosed with severe aortic valve stenosis after medical examination. Considering the age of the old man and complicated with many medical diseases, he was treated with percutaneous aortic valve replacement and was discharged smoothly after operation. Huang Qihong, deputy director of the Cardiovascular Center of Guotai General Hospital, said that by means of cardiac catheter, a new aortic valve is placed along the blood vessels through peripheral arteries and implanted into the heart, which not only shortens the operation time, reduces the wound, but also enables patients to recover quickly after operation.

Aortic valve stenosis is a serious fear of heart failure

Huang Qihong pointed out that in the human circulatory system, aortic valve is the gate of heart blood flow to the whole body, which will not only cause abnormalities due to congenital structure, but also lead to calcification and stenosis due to age, which will lead to many symptoms; When it appears in mild stenosis, most patients have no symptoms, but with the severity of stenosis, there will be discomfort symptoms such as dyspnea, dizziness and angina pectoris, and even lead to heart failure and sudden death in severe cases.

Replacement surgery reduces the risk of surgery

Huang Qihong said that if the effect of treating patients with aortic valve stenosis by drugs is still not good, they still have to rely on surgery, but traditional open heart surgery has to open the heart to replace the aortic valve, which is unbearable for the very old or complicated with multiple organ system diseases, and the risk of general anesthesia is high, so they often lose treatment opportunities; When severe aortic valve stenosis occurs, it will not only affect the quality of life of patients, but also make the average survival time less than 2 years. Therefore, percutaneous aortic valve replacement surgery is expected to become a new choice for patients.

Dr. Huang Qihong emphasized that patients with severe aortic valve stenosis, old age and high surgical risk are all suitable for percutaneous aortic valve replacement surgery to greatly reduce the risk of surgery and anesthesia. Join us and pay attention to your health every day! Line @ ID: @ Subscribe to the healthy Aloha audio-visual channel, and it is easier to read health knowledge: /supply/article/43145 Keywords: aortic valve stenosis, replacement surgery, Guotai General Hospital, Cardiovascular Center, Huang Qihong, heart failure.