- Carotid stenting
- Coronary atherectomy / rotablation
- Coronary balloon angioplasty including coronary stenting
- Percutaneous transvenous mitral commissurotomy (PTMC)
- Peripheral transluminal angioplasty
- Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement (TAVR)
- Patent Foramen Ovale (PFO) closure
It sounds like she has heart failure but without knowing her previous test results (example: echocardiogram or blood tests), it is difficult to be sure.
I think she needs to see any general physician first as heart failure can be treated with medicines to lessen the water retention and breathlessness.
It sounds like he may have heart failure. To confirm the diagnosis, he will need a chest x-ray, an echocardiogram and a blood test to check his kidney function.
If he indeed has heart failure, he may require Frusemide (to help drain the water) and Potassium chloride tablets.
It is difficult to advise you without knowing what type of congenital heart disease he has. The poor appetite and no weight gain may be due to the heart condition.
The chest pain may be due to blockages in your heart arteries. Please see a heart specialist to have your heart checked. Your impotence may be due to the medication that you are taking or diabetes (if you have it).
We advise patients with severe heart artery blockages not to be too strenuous during sexual activity.
Pulmonary oedema is usually caused by weak heart function. The most likely reason for the weak heart function is heart artery blockage.
He will need a heart ultrasound scan. Depending on how severe the pulmonary oedema is, he may need to be treated in a hospital until the condition improves.
Then he can be treated as an outpatient.
It's not possible to know the reason for your chest pain without some tests, although the chance that it is due to a heart problem is low in view of your young age.
Not likely. Please consult a local doctor for your symptoms.
It may be possibly a heart problem. He should consult a physician to have his condition checked.
Balloon valvuloplasty is using a balloon to dilate the mitral or aortic valve.
The balloon will be removed after the procedure has been completed. There are no long term side effects but there are some small risks during the procedure.
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