Top 5 Complications After Heart Valve Surgery with Dr. Joanna Chikwe

www.Heart-Valve-Surgery.com - Complications after heart valve surgery can be confusing, scary and frustrating for patients. To learn about the most common post-operative complications after heart valve surgery, we interviewed Dr. Joanna Chikwe, the Chair of Cardiac Surgery at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, California.
In this special video, Dr. Chikwe identifies five common complications after heart surgery. Then, Dr. Chikwe provides critical insights about the medical treatments for each type of post-operative complication.
Key questions addressed by Dr. Chikwe in this video include:
1. Is it common for a heart valve surgery patient to experience complications following heart surgery?
2. Do patients struggle with atrial fibrillation (AFib), an irregular heartbeat, after heart surgery? How can medications and cardioversions (electrical shocks) be used to treat AFib?
3. How can fluid overload impact the patient's recovery from heart surgery? What can patients do to monitor fluid overload and weight gain?
4. What are the latest approaches for managing pain after heart surgery? How can pain be impacted by sternotomy, minimally-invasive techniques, chest tubes, narcotics and Tylenol?
5. Are patient concerns about stroke after heart surgery warranted? Is stroke common after heart valve surgery?
6. If a heart valve replacement or heart valve repair fails, what can be done to re-replace or re-repair a defective valve?
To learn more or contact Dr. Joanna Chikwe for an appointment or second opinion, please call [phone] or visit www.heart-valve-surgery.com/s....

[@robertstephens6775]

I’m 74 and have both mitral valve prolapse and aortic stenosis. I think I’m going to do both at the same time if it is allowed. I also have cancer from the Vietnam war and agent orange. Lock and load.

[@1tarat72]

Very informative I’m going in soon for aortic valve replacement. Trying to learn more of the two different types tissue or mechanical.

[@alexandrafisher3614]

Thank you for the excellent video.

[@c.holman739]

This was a through the rib operation