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Heart Rhythm Conditions | Last Active: 6 days ago | Replies (14)
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@kudzu

Hi;
I had my mitral valve replaced in 2017 with minimally invasive surgery(they went in under my right breast). The doctor may have good reasons for wanting to do open heart procedure on him but in general there are absolutely less invasive options. Ask him why he thinks open heart is necessary.
Definitely get a second or third opinion. Maybe get a consult at Mayo, if you haven’t already.
I don’t know how the AFIB figures in, it may complicate things. I have been told by doctors that a faulty valve can cause arrhythmias.
Best wishes to you.

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rethajones | @rethajones | Mar 20 7:48pm

Thanks so much!
God Bless,
Retha

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aard | @aard | Mar 21 2:02pm

I had minimally invasive surgery also for a mitral valve repair. And yes, a leaky valve can cause arrythmias - that is why I had mine repaired.

I had a history of A-fib that had been corrected with cryoablation about two years before my mitral valve repair. When my A-fib cropped up again, my cardiologists pointed to my increasing valve leakage as the culprit. I had some A-fib post surgery, which was not unexpected and was on Amiodarone for 3 months, which controlled that. I'm coming up on a year since my mitral valve repair with only one short episode of A-fib in the past 10 months.

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