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Ukuvalelwa kwe-mitral valve kwenzeka lapho i-mitral valve enhliziyweni yakho ihlala incinci futhi iqine, okwenza kube nzima ukuthi igazi ligeleze kusuka e-atrium yakho elingakwesobunxele liye e-ventricle yakho elingakwesobunxele. Cabanga ngalo njengomnyango ongaphumeleli ukuvula ngokuphelele - inhliziyo yakho kufanele isebenze kanzima kakhulu ukuze iphonse igazi ngalolu vulekile olucinyiwe.
Lesi simo sithuthuka kancane kancane eminyakeni eminingi, ngokuvamile ungaqapheli ekuqaleni. Nakuba kuzwakala kukhulu, futhi kungaba njalo, abantu abaningi baphila impilo egcwele, esebenzayo ngokunakekelwa komtholampilo okufanele nokubhekwa.
I-mitral valve yakho ihlala phakathi kwamakamelo amabili ngakwesobunxele senhliziyo yakho. Ngokuvamile, le valve ivula kabanzi ukuvumela igazi elicebile nge-oksijini ligeleze kusuka e-atrium yakho elingakwesobunxele liye e-ventricle yakho elingakwesobunxele, bese livala ngokuqinile ukuvimbela igazi ukuthi lingabuyi emuva.
Uma une-mitral valve stenosis, ama-leaflets e-valve aba qinile, aqinile, noma ahlanganiswe ndawonye. Lokhu kudala ukuvula okuncane okuvimba ukugeleza kwegazi. Inhliziyo yakho iyalungisa ngokusebenza kanzima, kodwa ngokuhamba kwesikhathi, lo msebenzi owengeziwe ungabangela ukuphazamiseka.
Lesi simo sithinta cishe umuntu omunye ku-100,000 kubantu basemazweni athuthukile, nakuba kuvamile ezindaweni lapho isifo se-rheumatic fever sisatholwa khona njalo. Abantu abaningi bathola izimpawu kancane kancane, yingakho ukutholakala kwangaphambi kwesikhathi ngokuhlolwa okuvamile kungaba usizo kangaka.
Abantu abaningi abane-mitral valve stenosis ephansi abanawo noma yiziphi izimpawu iminyaka noma ngisho nemashumi eminyaka. Uma izimpawu zivele, ngokuvamile zithuthuka kancane njengoba ukuvula kwe-valve kuhlala kuncipha.
Izimpawu ezivame kakhulu ongazibona zihlanganisa:
Abanye abantu nabo baye bathole ukukhokha okuqhubekayo, ikakhulukazi uma belele, noma bangakhokha i-sputum ebomvu legazi. Lezi zimpawu zenzeka ngoba igazi lingabuya emaphashini uma i-mitral valve ingavuli kahle.
Ezimeni ezingavamile, ungase uqaphele izindebe zakho noma iinzipho zakho zithatha umbala oluhlaza okwesibhakabhaka, lokhu kwenzeka uma igazi lakho lingathwali i-oksijini eyanele. Uma uhlangabezana nalokhu, kubalulekile ukufuna ukunakekelwa komtholampilo ngokushesha.
Imbangela evamile kakhulu ye-mitral valve stenosis yisifo senhliziyo se-rheumatic, esithuthuka njengokuphazamiseka kwe-rheumatic fever. Lesi simo ngokuvamile senzeka eminyakeni eyi-10 kuya kweyi-20 ngemuva kokutheleleka kwe-strep throat okungaphathwe okuholele e-rheumatic fever ebuntwaneni.
Ngesikhathi se-rheumatic fever, uhlelo lokulwa nezifo lomzimba wakho luhlasela ngephutha inyama yempilo yenhliziyo, kufaka phakathi i-mitral valve. Lokhu kubangela ukuvuvukala nokukhahlela okuyenza i-valve ibe qinile futhi iqine eminyakeni eminingi.
Ezinye izimbangela, nakuba zingavamile kakhulu, zihlanganisa:
Emazweni athuthukile lapho i-rheumatic fever ingavamile khona, izinguquko zokuguga ziye zaba yimbangela evamile. Ngezinye izikhathi, ayikho imbangela ethile engabonakala, abagqirha abayibiza ngokuthi i-idiopathic mitral valve stenosis.
Kufanele uxhumane nodokotela wakho uma uhlangabezana nokuqina komoya okuqhubekayo, ikakhulukazi uma kuya kubi noma kuhlupha imisebenzi yakho yansuku zonke. Ungalindi uma unezinkinga zokuphefumula uma ulele phansi noma uma uvuka ebusuku ukhwaza umoya.
Funani ukunakekelwa komtholampilo ngokushesha uma uthola ubuhlungu esifubeni, ukukhungatheka okukhulu, ukuphelelwa yimfucumfucu, noma uqaphele izindebe zakho noma iinzipho zakho ziphenduka zibomvu. Lezi zimpawu zingabonisa ukuthi isimo sakho siya kubi futhi sidinga ukuhlolwa okusheshayo.
Ngisho noma izimpawu zakho zibonakala zingenamandla, kufanele uzixoxe nodokotela wakho. Ukutholakala kwangaphambi kwesikhathi nokubhekwa kungasiza ukuvimbela ukuphazamiseka futhi kuqinisekise ukuthi uthola ukwelashwa okufanele ngaphambi kokuthi isimo siqhubeke.
Uma unembali ye-rheumatic fever, ukuhlolwa okuvamile kwenhliziyo kubaluleke kakhulu, ngisho noma uzizwa uphilile ngokuphelele. Udokotela wakho angathola izinguquko enhliziyweni yakho ngaphambi kokuba izimpawu zivele.
Ukuqonda izici zakho zengozi kungakusiza wena nodokotela wakho ukuthi niqaphele izimpawu zokuqala ze-mitral valve stenosis. Ezinye izici ongazithinta, kanti ezinye azikho ngaphansi kolawulo lwakho.
Izici eziyinhloko zengozi zihlanganisa:
Abesifazane bathambekele ekukhuleni kwe-mitral valve stenosis kakhulu kunamadoda, ikakhulukazi labo abane-rheumatic fever. Ukukhulelwa kungabenza babe sibi kakhulu i-mitral valve stenosis esele ikhona ngenxa yokwanda kwegazi nokufuna kwenhliziyo.
Nakuba ungakwazi ukushintsha iminyaka yakho, ubulili, noma imbali yakho yezokwelapha, unganciphisa ingozi yakho ngokwelapha ngokushesha ukutheleleka kwe-strep throat nokugcina impilo enhle yenhliziyo ngokuzivocavoca okuvamile nokudla okunempilo.
Uma i-mitral valve stenosis iqhubeka ngaphandle kokwelashwa, ukuphazamiseka okuningi kungathuthuka njengoba inhliziyo yakho iluma ukuphonsa igazi ngokuphumelelayo. Lokhu kuphazamiseka ngokuvamile kuthuthuka kancane kancane, yingakho ukubhekwa okuvamile kubaluleke kangaka.
Ukuphazamiseka okuvamile kuhlanganisa:
Ezimeni ezinzima, ungase uthuthukise lokho abagqirha abakubiza ngokuthi "i-mitral facies" - ukubonakala kobuso obuqondile ngama-cheeks abomvu nama-lips aluhlaza okwesibhakabhaka obubangelwa ukungabi kahle kokujikeleza. Abanye abantu nabo baye bathole ukukhokha ngenxa ye-atrium elingakwesobunxele elikhulu elicindezela inzwa yomculo.
Ngokungavamile, i-mitral valve stenosis enzima ingabangela ukufa kwenhliziyo ngokuzumayo, nakuba lokhu kungenzeka kakhulu kubantu abangazange bathole ukunakekelwa komtholampilo okufanele. Izindaba ezinhle ukuthi ngokwelashwa okufanele nokubhekwa, ukuphazamiseka okuningi kungavikeleka noma kuphathwe kahle.
Udokotela wakho uzoqala ngokulalela inhliziyo yakho nge-stethoscope, ahlole i-heart murmur ehlukile ezwakala njengokugquma okuphansi. Le murmur ngokuvamile iyisibonakaliso sokuqala esiphakamisa i-mitral valve stenosis, ngisho nangaphambi kokuba uthole izimpawu.
Ivivinyo elibaluleke kakhulu lokuhlola yi-echocardiogram, esebenzisa amaza omsindo ukwenza izithombe ezihamba zenhliziyo yakho. Leli vi vinyo elingenani ubuhlungu libonisa ukuthi i-mitral valve yakho ivula futhi ivala kangcono kangakanani, lilinganisa usayizi wokuvula, futhi lilinganisa ukuthi inhliziyo yakho isebenza kanzima kangakanani.
Udokotela wakho angase futhi aphakamise amavivinyo engeziwe anjengokuthi:
Izivivinyo zegazi zingasiza ekuqedeni ezinye izimo nokubheka izimpawu zokutheleleka noma ukuvuvukala. Uma uhlela ukuhlinzwa, amavivinyo engeziwe anjengezifundo zomsebenzi wamaphaphu angase adingeke ukuqinisekisa ukuthi ungumuntu ofanele.
Ukwelashwa kwe-mitral valve stenosis kuncike ekuthini isimo sakho sibubi kangakanani nokuthi uhlangabezana yini nezimpawu. Uma i-stenosis yakho iphansi futhi uzizwa uphilile, udokotela wakho angase aphakamise ukubhekwa okuvamile nge-echocardiograms eziphindaphindwayo.
Ezimeni ezinezimpawu noma ezinzima, izinketho zokwelapha zihlanganisa imithi, izinqubo, nokuhlinzwa. Iqembu lakho lokukhathalela impilo lizohlangana nawe ukuze linqume indlela engcono kakhulu ngokuya ngesimo sakho esithile nempilo yakho yonke.
Izinketho zemithi zigxile ekuphatheni izimpawu nokunciphisa ukuphazamiseka:
Uma imithi inganele, ukungenelela kwezindlela kuba yinto ebalulekile. I-Balloon valvuloplasty ihilela ukuthunga i-catheter enencam yebhaluni enhliziyweni yakho nokuyifutha ukuze ulule ukuvula i-valve. Le nketho engathinti kakhulu isebenza kahle kubantu abasebasha abane-valves ezithambile.
Izinketho zokwelapha zihlanganisa ukulungisa i-valve noma ukuyibuyisela. Udokotela wakho angase aphakamise ama-valves omishini ahlala isikhathi eside kodwa adinga ama-blood thinners okuphila konke, noma ama-valves e-biological asuka enyameni yesilwane angadingi ama-blood thinners kodwa angase adinge ukushintshwa ngokushesha.
Ukunakekela wena ekhaya kudlala indima ebalulekile ekuphatheni i-mitral valve stenosis nokugcina ikhwalithi yakho yokuphila. Izinqumo ezincane zansuku zonke zingenza umehluko omkhulu endleleni ozizwa ngayo nendlela inhliziyo yakho esebenza ngayo.
Gxilisa ezinqumweni zokuphila ezempilo yenhliziyo ezisekela uhlelo lwakho lokugaya igazi. Dlala ukudla okunama-fruits, imifino, ama-grains aphelele, nama-proteins ahlanzekile ngenkathi ugcina i-sodium ukuze uvikele ukugcwala kwezinto ezigeleza futhi unciphise ukucindezela enhliziyweni yakho.
Hlala usebenza njengoba izimpawu zakho zivumela, kodwa lalela umzimba wakho. Ukuzivocavoca okulula njengokuhamba, ukubhukuda, noma ukugibela ibhayisikili okulula kungaqinisa inhliziyo yakho, kodwa gwema imisebenzi enzima ekwenza ube nomoya omfushane kakhulu. Xoxani ngezinhlelo zakho zokuzivocavoca nodokotela wakho.
Hlola izimpawu zakho ngokucophelela futhi ugcine umbhalo wanoma yiziphi izinguquko. Zilinganise usuku ngalunye futhi ubike ukwanda kwesisindo ngokuzumayo kudokotela wakho, njengoba lokhu kungabonisa ukugcwala kwezinto ezigeleza. Thatha imithi yakho ngokuqondile njengoba kulotshiwe, ngisho noma uzizwa uphilile.
Sebenzisa ukuhlanzeka okuhle kwamazinyo futhi uqondise bonke abahlinzeki bezempilo ngesimo sakho se-valve. Ungase udinga i-antibiotic prophylaxis ngaphambi kwezinye izindlela zokwelapha amazinyo noma zezokwelapha ukuvimbela ukutheleleka kwenhliziyo.
Ukulungiselela ukuhlangana kwakho kusiza ukuqinisekisa ukuthi uthola okuningi ngesikhathi sakho nomhlinzeki wakho wezokunakekelwa kwezempilo. Qala ngokubhala zonke izimpawu zakho, ngisho nalapho kubonakala kungahlobene, kufaka phakathi ukuthi zaqala nini nokuthi yini ezenza zibe ngcono noma zibe zimbi.
Yenza uhlu oluphelele lwazo zonke imithi, izithasiselo, namavithamini owaqaphela, kufaka phakathi imithamo. Letha noma yiziphi iziphumo zezivivinyo zangaphambili, ikakhulukazi i-echocardiograms noma ezinye izifundo zenhliziyo, uma ubona udokotela omusha.
Lungisa imibuzo okumele uyibuze iqembu lakho lokukhathalela impilo:
Cabanga ukuletha ilungu lomndeni noma umngani ukuze akusize ukukhumbula ulwazi oluqakathekile oluxoxwe ngesikhathi sokuhlangana. Unganqikazi ukucela incazelo uma kukhona okungacaci.
I-Mitral valve stenosis yisimo esilawuleka uma sihlolwe futhi siphathwe kahle. Nakuba kungaba nzima uma kushiywe ngaphandle kokwelashwa, abantu abaningi abalesi simo baphila impilo egcwele, esebenzayo ngokunakekelwa komtholampilo okufanele nokuguqulwa kwesitayela sempilo.
Into ebaluleke kakhulu okumele uyikhumbule ukuthi ukutholakala kwangaphambi kwesikhathi nokubhekwa okuvamile kwenza umehluko omkhulu ezimpumelelweni. Uma unezici zengozi noma uthola izimpawu, unganqikazi ukuxoxa ngazo nodokotela wakho.
Ngezinketho zokwelapha zanamuhla, kufaka phakathi imithi nezinqubo zokwelapha eziphambili, umbono wabantu abane-mitral valve stenosis uqhubeka uthuthuka. Ukusebenzisana eduze neqembu lakho lokukhathalela impilo nokudlala indima ephambili ekunakekelweni kwakho kukunika ithuba elihle kakhulu lokuba nempumelelo enhle.
I-Mitral valve stenosis ayikwazi "ukwelashwa" ngemithi, kodwa ingaphathwa kahle futhi ilungiswe ngezinqubo noma ukuhlinzwa. I-Balloon valvuloplasty ingathuthukisa kakhulu umsebenzi we-valve, kuyilapho ukulungisa i-valve noma ukuyibuyisela kungabuyisela ukugeleza kwegazi okujwayelekile. Ikhona into ebalulekile yokuthola ukwelashwa okufanele ngaphambi kokuba ukuphazamiseka kuthuthuke.
Ukuphepha kokuzivocavoca kuncike ekuthini isimo sakho sibubi kangakanani nezimpawu zakho. Abantu abane-stenosis ephansi ngokuvamile bangazivocavoca ngokujwayelekile, kuyilapho labo abane-stenosis ephakathi kuya enkulu bangase badinge ukulinganisela imisebenzi enkulu. I-cardiologist yakho ingenza i-exercise stress test ukuze ibone amazinga omsebenzi ophephile ngokukhethekile kuwe.
Ukuqhubeka kuyahluka kakhulu phakathi kwabantu. Abanye abantu abane-stenosis ephansi bangase bangadingi ukwelashwa, kuyilapho abanye abane-stenosis enzima bangase bathuthukise ukuphazamiseka okubulalayo phakathi nezinyanga uma kushiywe ngaphandle kokwelashwa. Uma izimpawu zithuthuka ku-stenosis enzima, ukuphila okuvamile ngaphandle kokwelashwa ngokuvamile kungama-2-5 iminyaka, yingakho ukunakekelwa komtholampilo okusheshayo kubaluleke kangaka.
Akuwona wonke umuntu one-mitral valve stenosis odinga ama-blood thinners. Cishe uzowadinga uma uthola i-atrial fibrillation noma uma uthola ukushintshwa kwe-valve yomshini. Noma kunjalo, uma unokulungiswa kwe-valve noma ukushintshwa kwe-valve ye-biological ngaphandle kwe-atrial fibrillation, ama-blood thinners esikhathi eside angase angadingeki.
Yebo, ukukhulelwa kungenza i-mitral valve stenosis ibe sibi ngenxa yokwanda kwegazi nokufuna kwenhliziyo. Abesifazane abane-stenosis ephakathi kuya enkulu kufanele baxoxe ngokuceba umndeni ne-cardiologist ngaphambi kokukhulelwa. Ngokubhekwa okufanele nokunakekelwa, abesifazane abaningi abane-stenosis ephansi bangaba nokukhulelwa okuvikelekile, kodwa ukubhekwa okuqondile komtholampilo kubalulekile.
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