2023-12-19 16:26:25
Written by – Yasmine Al-Sawy:
The artist Ahmed Fahmy published a picture of himself on his official Instagram account, wearing hospital clothes, commenting on it, “Praise be to God, God has decreed and whatever He wills,” without revealing his health condition.
Fahmy had previously announced that he had a congenital mitral valve defect. In the following lines, Al-Consulto reviews everything related to it, according to the Cleveland Clinic website.
Types of congenital mitral valve defects
There are two types of birth defects that may affect the mitral valve:
– Mitral valve regurgitation.
– Mitral valve stenosis.
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Symptoms of congenital mitral valve defects
Symptoms may not appear for many years indicating the presence of a congenital mitral valve defect, but as the disease progresses, the patient may develop the following problems:
– Feeling tired.
– Arrhythmia.
– difficulty breathing.
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Are congenital mitral valve defects serious?
Congenital defects of the mitral valve should not be tolerated, because they may threaten the patient with very serious complications, most notably:
– Left ventricular hypertrophy.
– Heart muscle weakness.
– Cardiac electrical imbalance.
– Pulmonary hypertension.
– Blood clots.
– Congestive heart failure.
– brain attack.
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Therefore, patients with congenital mitral valve defects should visit a doctor as soon as symptoms appear and regularly take the medications he prescribes for them, with the need for periodic follow-up with him.
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