BLOOD PRESSURE - THERE'S AN
INCREASED RISK OF DEVELOPING
HEART PROBLEMS...
ONE OF WHICH IS CALLED A "LEAKY
MITRAL VALVE".
WE'LL TALK ABOUT WHAT YOU NEED
TO
KNOW WITH DOCTOR BEN PLANK -
DIRECTOR OF INTERVENTIONAL
CARDIOLOGY AND VALVE &
STRUCTURAL HEART DISEASE AT THE
CENTER.
ROSS:
1Q: WHAT IS A MITRAL VALVE?
DR. BEN PLANK / THE QUEEN'S
MEDICAL CENTER INTERVENTIONAL &
STRUCTURAL
CARDIOLOGIST
WHAT IS A MITRAL VALVE?
ONE OF THE HEART'S FOUR VALVES
HEART VALVES ALLOW BLOOD TO FLOW
NORMALLY
WHEN HEART VALVE LEAKS, SOME
BLOOD WILL FLOW BACKWARDS
LEAKY MITRAL VALVE AFFECTS 1 IN
10 PEOPLE 75 & OLDER
ROSS:
2Q: WHAT ARE SOME COMMON
SYMPTOMS OF A LEAKY MITRAL
SYMPTOMS OF LEAKY MITRAL VALVE
SHORTNESS OF BREATH
INABILITY TO EXERCISE
SWELLING IN FEET OR
ANKLES
PERSISTENT DRY COUGH
DIZZINESS WHEN
STANDING
ROSS:
3Q: HOW DO YOU KNOW IF YOU HAVE
A LEAKY MITRAL VALVE? HOW DO I
KNOW IF I HAVE A LEAKY MITRAL
VALVE?
SWELLING IN FEET OR
ANKLES
PERSISTENT DRY COUGH
DIZZINESS WHEN
STANDING
ROSS:
3Q: HOW DO YOU KNOW IF YOU HAVE
A LEAKY MITRAL VALVE? HOW DO I
KNOW IF I HAVE A LEAKY MITRAL
VALVE?
SEE YOUR DOCTOR
DOCTOR MAY HEAR A
HEART MURMUR
REFERRAL TO HEART
SPECIALIST FOR TESTING
BEST TEST = HEART
ULTRASOUND
ROSS:
TREATED?
TREATMENT OPTIONS
IF LEFT UNTREATED,
QUALITY OF LIFE & SURVIVAL
HEART SURGERY IS
EFFECTIVE, BUT MAY BE RISKY FOR
SOME MITRACLIP IS
MINIMALLY INVASIVE TECHNIQUE
ATTACHED TO MITRAL
VALVE TO HELP IT CLOSE MORE
COMPLETELY SEE A VALVE
SPECIALIST AT QUEEN'S
ROSS:
TO LEARN MORE ABOUT TREATMENT
OPTIONS - OR HOW TO GET IN TOUCH
WITH A SPECIALIST FROM THE
QUEEN'S VALVE CLINIC, YOU CAN
CALL 691-8836 OR 691-8808.
INFORMATION ON OUR WEBSITE...AT
KHON-2-DOT-COM..
THANK YOU DOCTOR PLANK FOR
JOINING US THIS MORNING AND HAVE
A GREAT DAY!
DON'T GO ANYWHERE FOLKS...WE'LL
CHECK ON YOUR TRAFFIC AND
WEATHER...WHEN
WAKE UP TODAY CONTINUES.
KRIS:
COMING UP...
CHRIS WILL HAVE A LIVE LOOK AT
THE ROADS...AND HE'LL ALSO HAVE