Mitral Valve Stenosis

Call 911 or other emergency services immediately if you have:

• Reference Symptoms of a heart attack Opens New Window, including chest pain or pressure.
• Reference Symptoms of stroke Opens New Window or Reference transient ischemic attack Opens New Window (TIA).
• Irregular heartbeats along with fainting episodes or lightheadedness.
• Reference Palpitations Opens New Window.
• Shortness of breath.
• Coughing up blood.

Call a doctor immediately if you have:

• Symptoms of Reference heart failure Opens New Window, such as shortness of breath, swelling in the feet and ankles, and not being able to exercise at your usual level.
• Mitral valve stenosis and are having symptoms of infection, such as fever with no other obvious cause.
• Fainting episodes.
• Excessive fatigue without another explanation.

Who to see

Health professionals who can evaluate symptoms and order further tests as needed include:

• Reference Family medicine physicians Opens New Window.
• Reference Internists Opens New Window.
• Reference Nurse practitioners Opens New Window.
• Reference Physician assistants Opens New Window.
• Reference Cardiologists Opens New Window.

A Reference cardiovascular surgeon Opens New Window may do surgical repair or replacement of heart valves.

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