Asymptomatic Mitral Valve Regurgitation: Risks & Treatment with Dr. James Thomas

https://www.Heart-Valve-Surgery.com - Heart valve disease is often referred to as an "insidious disease" and a "silent killer". The reason? Valvular disorders can cause significant and life-threatening damage to a patient's heart without any symptoms.

To learn more about asymptomatic mitral valve regurgitation, we interviewed Dr. James Thomas, a Professor of Medicine (Cardiology) at Northwestern Medicine in Chicago, Illinois. During his 30-year career, Dr. Thomas has helped thousands of heart valve patients.

Questions asked-and-answered by Dr. Thomas in this interview include:

1. What is mitral regurgitation (MR)? Causes? Risks?
2. What are the the different types of MR?
3. How does MR progress?
4. What are the symptoms of MR?
5. What role do symptoms play in the management and treatment of MR?
6. Can you talk about the asymptomatic nature of MR? Is it common that patients with MR have no symptoms?
7. True/False: Patients with asymptomatic MR are at the same risk as those with symptoms?
8. How does NM manage and treat asymptomatic patients?
9. Do patients without symptoms actually have mitral valve surgery?
10. Is there any new research that supports NM’s approach to treating asymptomatic MR patients?
11. What is your #1 piece of advice for degenerative asymptomatic patients with MR?

To contact Dr. Thomas, please call (312) 460-2451 or visit https://www.heart-valve-surgery.com/h....