In rheumatic valvular diseases, Penicillin prophylaxis may be given. Patients with
Atrial Fibrillation (AF) should receive anticoagulants.
If the symptoms are relieved by medications, the treatment can be continued until
the disease progresses to the next stage. Sometimes in the course of treatment a
decision may have to be taken regarding other treatment methods like surgery.
Balloon Valvotomy: In stenotic lesions of Mitral or Pulmonary valves, Dilatation
of the stenosed valve by using a special balloon is a favored treatment. The valve
must be soft with out calcification and pliable. Very hard valves can not be safely
opened with balloon. It may cause balloon to rupture or valve may tear at an
undesirable location causing severe valve leak. So the valve anatomy has to be
carefully assessed by Echocardiography.
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