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Causes Of Valvular Heart Disease

This article is written to remove somevalve disease is endocarditis. This
of the mystery regarding valvular heartdisease happens when bacteria and germs
disease. It is necessarily somewhatmake their way into the bloodstream and
complex but it should be easier tothen begin to invade the valves of the
understand than most medical informationheart. This attack causes growths to
that you might receive.begin in the heart valves as well as
Valvular heart disease or valve diseaseholes to take place. This can then lead
can even be present at birthto scarring of the heart valves. Leaky
(congenital) or it can develop at anyvalves end up being the result of all of
period of time throughout a persons lifethis. Germs that cause endocarditis can
span. There are times when the exactcome about as a result of surgery, IV
valvular heart disease caauses cannot bedrug use, dental surgery and/or serious
discovered. Valvular heart disease istypes of infections. Anyone who suffers
broken down into congenital valvefrom valve disease (excluding those who
disease, bicuspid aortic valve disease,have mitral valve prolapse) is at a
acquired valve disease and mitral valveterrible risk of getting endocarditis,
prolapse (MVP).which can be fatal if not treated
When valve disease is present at birth,immediately.
it is referred to as congenital valveMitral valve prolapse (MVP) is very
disease. This type generally affects thewidespread and affects on average one to
pulmonic valve or the aortic valve.two percent of the American population
Sometimes the valves are simply not theon an annual basis. This disorder causes
correct size or else the leaflets havethe mitral valve leaflets to fall back
not formed properly.into the left atrium while the heart is
Bicuspid aortic valve disease iscontracting. MVP also makes the valve
congenital as well and in this case thetissues become strange in shape and they
bicuspid aortic valve has two cusps orbecome stretchy and cause seepage. It is
leaflets instead of the three it israre for MVP to bring on any symptoms at
supposed to have. This can cause theall with a patient and most of the time
valve to be stiff, leaky or both.it does not necessitate any kind of
Acquired valve disease is any problemspecial medical treatment.
that happens as a result of once normalThe above diseases and disorders are the
valves. Sometimes the makeup of valvesmost common causes of MVP but there are
change as a result of infections orother causes as well. A visit to the
diseases. Rheumatic fever causes thedoctor and a variety of tests should
heart valve to become red and inflamedhelp pinpoint the exact cause of valve
and the leaflets to cling together. Thisdisease if you are diagnosed with it.
then leads to the heart valves becomingOther causes include coronary artery
unnecessarily thickened, shortened,disease, cardiomyopathy (or heart muscle
rigid and scarred. This can then lead todisease), heart attack, hypertension,
mitral regurgitation. Rheumatic feveraortic aneurysms, connective tissue
often occurs as a result of a bacterialdiseases, and sexually transmitted
infection, one of the most common beingdisease (the most common being
strep throat. However the vast array ofsyphilis). There are also less common
antibiotics that are available todayreasons for valve disease such as
have greatly reduced the incidence oftumors, radiation and an assortment of
this infection.drug treatments.
Another disease that can cause acquired



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