For how long a Mitral Stenosis patient (30 years old) can live, (with treating on time)?
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For as long as anyone who does not have the condition. Most often mitral valve stenosis (scarring) is from Rheumatic Fever in childhood. With mild stenosis, the patient should be able to do physical activity with no problem. There is a danger that a blood clot could gradually build up behind the valve, and then become dislodged and pumped out to the body, causing injury or death from a stroke, lung complications, or coronary thrombosis. With time the valve may worsen, and have to be forced open with a balloon valvuloplasty, or be replaced via open heart surgery. Worsening of the valve also can cause significant breathing difficulty and possible lung damage. The condition of the valve can also cause a fast and/or irregular heart beat. This can be treated with a beta blocker or other medication. Many who have mitral valve stenosis are on the blood thinner Coumadin as a precaution against development of a clot over time, as well as rapid clotting resulting from Atrial Fibrillation where the blood is not being moved fast enough, and sits in the atrium too long. AFib also is treatable with drugs, and the patient can live a normal life. If you're asking about a real person, he/she should get a second opinion regarding the diagnosis already made, as doctors interpret test results differently. Don't wait. The patient's insurance is likely to cover a second, or even third opinion.
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