Treatments For Mitral Valve Regurgitation

Mitral Valve Replacement Surgery

While most patients who need surgery for mitral valve regurgitation will start with a mitral valve repair surgery, these are not suitable for all cases. In some instances, mitral valve repairs may fail over time, and it may be that a patient's condition is too severe for a repair to be advisable. For these patients, mitral valve replacement surgery may be appropriate, and the operation is performed under general anesthesia. In this procedure, the mitral valve is removed and replaced with an artificial one. Artificial valves may be made with valves from cows or pigs, and artificial valve replacements are also available. Replacements are sometimes obtained from organ donation. After having this operation, patients will need approximately four to eight weeks of recovery time.

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