Heart Valve Calcification

The majority of those that suffers from the disease of valve of heart was born with that. It is especially a congenital condition for the born people with a valve of narrow heart, the pierced valves, the valve flap that is the bad size or is at stiff. A lot of persons are diagnosed with the valvular disease of heart when they were born. During their a lot of babies verifies well their hears paediatrician the murmur of says says that indicates a problem with the heart. For others they cannot become aware of their condition until later during their life. There are also people that never can know as they have this disease until this is at last when the only symptom is a heart sudden fatal assault.

While there are a lot of persons that were born with the disease of valve of heart there is those that obtains this form of disease cardio-vasculaire of some other disease or some condition as the pathogenic endocarditis, the disease of rheumatic heart, or even an assault of heart. The children that are more susceptible to throat infection streptococcique run a more top risks sharp articular rhumatisme that can cause the disease of rheumatic heart and the damages to the heart valves as they become adults.

The infections and the bacterial endocarditises of the heart can cause also the damages of valve. These infections can be a result of medical procedures as a surgery or as a dental work where the bacteria can enter the body. The leaflets of valve of hearts are marked by such an infection that can take to the regurgitation of valve of heart, that is a backflow of blood of return by the valve.

The disease of valve of heart can be identified and can be diagnosed with the following tests:

1. The edchocardiogramme ae" This test is used routinee to diagnose the valvular disease. The leaflets edpaissis of valve, the vegetations or the growths on the valve leaflets, the function of the myocarde, and the room size can be determined, and do pressure on slopes through the valves and the lung pressures of artery can be estimated. Transthoracic or the edchocardiographie transoesophagienne could be used.

2. THE chest x-ray ae" This can identify the cardiac hypertrophy, the room and the big enlargement of vessel, and the expansion of the lung vasculature. The calcification of the leaflets of valve and of annular openings can be so visible.

3. Electrocardiography - can show atrial and the hypertrophy ventriculaire, the conduction defects, and dysrhythmias associated with the valvular disease.

4. Cardiac Catheterization ae" is used to evaluate contractility and to determine the pressure slopes through the valves of heart, in the heart rooms, and in the lung system.