Understanding rheumatic heart disease and surgery options
Dear Reader explains how rheumatic heart valve damage causes leakage or obstruction, why an enlarged heart and breathlessness occur, and how weight loss can ease symptoms. It notes that heart failure timing after surgery varies, that surgery can help some patients, and urges a full specialist evaluation to assess surgical candidacy.
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