Symptoms of rheumatic heart disease, 6 common manifestations

Rheumatic heart disease will show many symptoms in the later stages, the most obvious of which are palpitations, difficulty breathing, cough, loss of appetite, and chest pain. Patients should receive timely treatment and good care, and usually take medications to protect heart function, and should also undergo regular checkups after surgery.

1. The main manifestations are as follows

1. Palpitations and shortness of breath after activities, even dyspnea, sitting up for breath, and inability to lie flat at night;

2. Coughing and bloody sputum occur after slight activities or fatigue, and it is easy to catch a cold;

3. Loss of appetite, which means that you have not eaten well for a period of time. Gastrointestinal blood stasis may lead to poor digestion and abdominal bloating. Decreased urine volume, lower limb edema, abdominal distension, ascites, enlarged liver and spleen, etc.;

4. Most patients have purple-red cheekbones and lips, which is called "mitral valve face";

5. Palpitations are often caused by atrial fibrillation or arrhythmia. Rapid atrial fibrillation causes patients to feel uncomfortable and even have difficulty breathing or make it worse, prompting patients to seek medical attention. Atrial fibrillation is also the main cause of atrial blood clots and even stroke in patients;

6. Chest pain. Chest pain caused by simple valvular disease is generally not effective with nitroglycerin.

2. Nursing of rheumatic heart disease

1. Patients with rheumatic heart disease after surgery can also take some drugs to maintain heart function, such as cardiotonic and diuretic drugs. Because some patients have very poor heart function before they come to the doctor, their heart function is at level three or even level four. These patients suffer from myocardial strain for a long time. Even after valve replacement, it only solves the valve problem but cannot alleviate myocardial disease, myocardial strain, etc. Moreover, some foods also affect the anticoagulant effect. For example, foods containing vitamin K can affect the anticoagulant effect and weaken it. Therefore, you cannot be picky about food and the food combinations should be reasonable.

2. Follow-up after rheumatic heart disease surgery: Patients who take anticoagulants after valve replacement surgery are advised to go to the hospital for a blood test once a month to adjust the anticoagulant dosage. The incision after surgery should heal as quickly as possible to avoid wound infection. You should also prevent colds, upper respiratory tract infections, etc.