دل کے چار وال ہوتے ہیں جو دل سے جسم کی طرف خون کی روانی کو کنٹرول کرتے ہیں۔ ان میں کسی ایک بھی وال کی خرابی یا ناکاری کی وجہ سے دل کی بیماری کی علامات سامنے آ سکتی ہیں۔ جب یہ وال سخت یا تنگ ہو جاتے ہیں تو جسم کو خون کی فراہیم متاثر ہوتی ہے اور خون واپس دل میں جمع ہونے لگتا ہے۔ یہ صورتحال سٹروک یا پلمونری ایمبولیزم کا باعث بن سکتی ہے۔
Cardiologist
MBBS, FCPS (Cardiology), FCPS (Medicine), MRCP (UK), FRCP, Arab Board Of Health Specialization - Cardiovascular Diseases
Cardiologist, Internal Medicine Specialist
MBBS, Diplomate American Board of Internal Medicine, Diplomate American Board of Cardiovascular Disease, Certification Board of Nuclear Cardiology
Cardiologist, Diabetologist, Medical Specialist
MBBS, FCPS (Cardiology) ACLS Certified (American Heart Association)
Interventional Cardiologist, Cardiologist
MBBS, FCPS (Cardiology), FRCP(London), FACC, FSCAI
The heart has four valves that regulate the flow of blood from the heart to the body. These are:
In healthy individuals, these valves open and close in a timely manner thus ensure proper blood flow to the body. In the case of valvular disorders, these valves become too narrow or fail to open and close efficiently termed as stenosis and incompetence respectively. In case of stenosis, blood is pushed back into the adjacent heart chamber whereas in case of incompetent valve blood is leaked back into the previous chamber. To make up for poor pumping heart overworks making its muscles thicken and enlarged which resultantly decreases their elasticity and efficiency. Additionally, the blood collected in chambers can clot increasing chances of pulmonary embolism and stroke.
Symptoms of valvular disease depend upon ow slowly of abruptly the disease develops. If it develops slowly your heart might adjust to it and symptoms may be less noticeable. Also, it is important to mention that the severity of the symptoms in this particular disease does not correlate directly with the severity of the disease. This disease shares some symptoms of those in CHF. Which are wheezing, swelling of feet, hands, abdomen, and ankles along with shortness of breath. Other symptoms are:
Valvular diseases can be congenital ie present by birth or these can develop later in life due to causes mentioned below:
Factors that add to the odds of having valvular diseases are:
Preventive measures for valvular diseases include: