Can elderly people with cerebral vascular accident with hemiplegia have surgery to replace heart valves?

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Question
Hello doctor,
My mother is 60 years old this year, she has had a cerebral vascular accident with paralysis of the right side of her body. So the doctor let me ask the elderly who have had a cerebral vascular accident with hemiplegia can surgery to replace the heart valve? Mother has degenerative stenosis of the mitral valve. Please advise, thank you.
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Answer
Answered by Master, Doctor Nguyen Xuan Thanh - Cardiology Center, Vinmec Times City International General Hospital.
Hello,
With the question “Can elderly people with cerebral vascular accident with hemiplegia have surgery to replace heart valves? ”, the doctor would like to answer as follows:
In the case of your mother 60 years old, having a cerebral stroke, hemiplegia needs surgery to replace the mitral valve due to valve stenosis, which is very necessary because of the cause of the stroke. is caused by mitral stenosis, atrial fibrillation and thrombosis in the left atrium, which drifts into the bloodstream causing stroke. Valve replacement surgery will solve the heart valve disease and remove the left atrial thrombus, along with anticoagulation after surgery will avoid the patient's subsequent complications without surgery.
Ideally, you should send your mother to the Cardiology Department to get more detailed advice.
If you still have questions about heart valve replacement surgery, you can go to a hospital of Vinmec Health System for further examination and advice. Thank you for trusting and sending questions to Vinmec. Wishing you lots of health.
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