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Ukuhlinzwa kwama-valve enhliziyo kuyinqubo yezokwelapha yokulungisa noma ukufaka esikhundleni sama-valve enhliziyo alimele angasebenzi kahle. Inhliziyo yakho inama-valve amane asebenza njengeminyango yendlela eyodwa, eqinisekisa ukuthi igazi ligeleza ngendlela efanele ngamagumbi enhliziyo yakho. Lapho lawa ma-valve elimala, ancipha, noma evuza, ukuhlinzwa kungabuyisela ukugeleza kwegazi okuvamile futhi kusize inhliziyo yakho isebenze kahle.
Le nqubo ingashintsha impilo yabantu abanezimpawu ezinjengokuphefumula kanzima, ubuhlungu besifuba, noma ukukhathala ngenxa yezinkinga ze-valve. Ukuqonda okuhilelekile kungasiza ukudambisa izinkathazo zakho futhi kukulungiselele okuzayo.
Ukuhlinzwa kwama-valve enhliziyo kuhilela ukulungisa i-valve yakho ekhona noma ukuyifaka esikhundleni ngentsha. Cabanga ngama-valve enhliziyo yakho njengamasango avula futhi avale ngokuqina kwenhliziyo ngakunye, alawula ukugeleza kwegazi phakathi kwamagumbi amane enhliziyo yakho kanye nomzimba wakho.
Lapho i-valve ingavuleki ngokugcwele (i-stenosis) noma ingavali ngokuphelele (i-regurgitation), inhliziyo yakho kufanele isebenze kanzima ukuze ipompe igazi ngempumelelo. Ukuhlinzwa kulungisa lezi zinkinga ngokulungisa isakhiwo se-valve noma ukufaka i-valve entsha.
Kunezinhlobo ezimbili eziyinhloko zokuhlinzwa kwama-valve enhliziyo: ukulungisa nokufaka esikhundleni. Ukulungisa kuhilela ukulungisa i-valve yakho, kuyilapho ukufaka esikhundleni kusho ukususa i-valve elimele nokufaka entsha eyenziwe ngezicubu zemvelo noma izinto ezingokomshini.
Ukuhlinzwa kwama-valve enhliziyo kuba ngcono lapho ama-valve alimele ethinta kakhulu ikhono lenhliziyo yakho lokupompa igazi ngempumelelo. Udokotela wakho uzoncoma ukuhlinzwa lapho imithi yodwa ingakwazi ukuphatha izimpawu zakho noma lapho izivivinyo zikhombisa ukuthi ukusebenza kwenhliziyo yakho kuyancipha.
Izizathu ezivame kakhulu zokuhlinzwa kwamavalvu zihlanganisa i-valve stenosis eqinile, lapho ukuvulwa kwe-valve kuba kuncane kakhulu, kanye ne-regurgitation eqinile, lapho i-valve ivuza futhi ivumela igazi ukuthi ligeleze emuva. Zombili lezi zimo ziphoqa inhliziyo yakho ukuthi isebenze kanzima kakhulu kunokujwayelekile.
Ungase udinge ukuhlinzwa uma uhlangabezana nezimpawu ezinjengokuphefumula kanzima kakhulu, ubuhlungu besifuba, isiyezi, noma ukukhathala okuphazamisa imisebenzi yansuku zonke. Ngezinye izikhathi ukuhlinzwa kunconywa ngisho nangaphambi kokuthi izimpawu zivele uma izivivinyo zikhombisa ukuthi inhliziyo yakho iqala ukuba buthaka ngenxa yenkinga ye-valve.
Isinqumo sokuhlinzwa futhi sincike ekutheni iyiphi i-valve ethintekile. Izinkinga ngama-aortic noma ama-mitral valves ngokuvamile zidinga ukungenelela ngokushesha kunezinkinga ngama-tricuspid noma ama-pulmonary valves, nakuba konke kungaba kubi uma kungelashwa.
Ukuhlinzwa kwe-valve yenhliziyo ngokuvamile kuhilela ukuhlinzwa kwenhliziyo evulekile noma izindlela ezingahlaseli kakhulu, kuye ngesimo sakho esithile kanye ne-valve edinga ukwelashwa. Ithimba lakho lokuhlinza lizokhetha indlela ephephe kakhulu futhi esebenza kahle kakhulu esimweni sakho esithile.
Ngesikhathi sokuhlinzwa kwenhliziyo evulekile, udokotela ohlinzayo wenza ukusikeka phakathi nesifuba sakho futhi amise inhliziyo yakho okwesikhashana ngenkathi umshini wenhliziyo namaphaphu uthatha ukumpompa igazi emzimbeni wakho. Lokhu kunikeza udokotela ohlinzayo indawo ecacile, enganyakazi yokulungisa noma ukufaka esikhundleni se-valve yakho ngokunembile.
Ukuze kulungiswe i-valve, udokotela ohlinzayo angase alungise kabusha ama-leaflet e-valve, asuse izicubu ezingeziwe, noma asebenzise indandatho ukusekela isakhiwo se-valve. Uma ukufaka esikhundleni kudingeka, bazosusa i-valve elimele bese bethunga ku-valve entsha yezinto eziphilayo noma yomshini evumelana ne-anatomy yakho.
Izindlela ezingahlaseli kakhulu zisebenzisa ukusikeka okuncane namathuluzi akhethekile, ngokuvamile ngosizo lwerobhothi. Lezi zindlela zinganciphisa isikhathi sokululama nokulimala, nakuba zingafaneleki kuwo wonke umuntu. Udokotela ohlinzayo uzoxoxa ngendlela engcono kakhulu ngenkinga yakho ye-valve ethile nempilo yakho yonke.
Inqubo yonke ngokuvamile ithatha amahora angu-2 kuya kwangu-4, kuye ngobunzima becala lakho nokuthi ngabe ama-valve amaningi adinga ukunakekelwa. Kuyo yonke le nqubo yokuhlinzwa, ithimba lakho lezokwelapha liqapha izimpawu zakho ezibalulekile futhi liqinisekisa ukuphepha kwakho kuzo zonke izinyathelo.
Ukulungiselela ukuhlinzwa kwe-valve yenhliziyo kuhilela izinyathelo eziningana ezibalulekile ezisiza ukuqinisekisa umphumela ongcono kakhulu. Ithimba lakho lezempilo lizokuqondisa esigabeni ngasinye sokulungiselela, ngokuvamile liqala emasontweni ambalwa ngaphambi kosuku lokuhlinzwa kwakho.
Udokotela wakho cishe uzokucela ukuthi uyeke imithi ethile engandisa ingozi yokopha, njenge-aspirin noma izinciphisi zegazi, cishe ngesonto ngaphambi kokuhlinzwa. Uzodinga futhi ukugwema ukudla noma ukuphuza noma yini ngemuva kwamabili ngobusuku obandulela inqubo yakho.
Ukuhlolwa kwangaphambi kokuhlinzwa kuvame ukuhlanganisa ukuhlolwa kwegazi, ama-X-ray esifuba, futhi ngezinye izikhathi ukuhlolwa okwengeziwe kwenhliziyo ukunikeza udokotela ohlinzayo isithombe samanje sesimo sakho. Ungase futhi uhlangane nodokotela we-anesthesiologist ukuze nixoxe ngokuphathwa kobuhlungu nanoma yikuphi ukukhathazeka mayelana ne-anesthesia.
Ukulungiselela ngokomzimba kubaluleke ngokulinganayo. Udokotela wakho angase ancome ukuzivocavoca okulula ukuze ugcine amandla akho, udle ukudla okunomsoco ukuze usekele ukuphulukiswa, futhi uthole ukuphumula okwanele. Uma ubhema, ukuyeka ngisho namasonto ambalwa ngaphambi kokuhlinzwa kungathuthukisa kakhulu ukululama kwakho.
Ukulungiselela ngokomzwelo nakho kubalulekile. Kuyinto evamile ngokuphelele ukuzizwa ukhathazekile ngokuhlinzwa kwenhliziyo. Cabangela ukukhuluma nethimba lakho lezempilo mayelana nokukhathazeka kwakho, ukuxhumana namaqembu okusekela, noma ukukhuluma nomeluleki oqeqeshwe ngokukhethekile ekusizeni abantu ngezindlela zokwelapha.
Ngemuva kokuhlinzwa kwamavalvu enhliziyo, ithimba lakho lezokwelapha lizobheka ukululama kwakho ngezivivinyo nezilinganiso ezahlukahlukene ezikhombisa ukuthi ivalvu yakho entsha noma elungisiwe isebenza kahle kangakanani. Ukuqonda le miphumela kungakusiza ukuthi uzizwe uqiniseka ngokwengeziwe ngenqubekela phambili yakho.
I-Echocardiograms iyithuluzi eliyinhloko lokuhlola ukusebenza kwevalvu yakho ngemuva kokuhlinzwa. Lezi zithombe ze-ultrasound zikhombisa ukuthi ivalvu yakho ivuleka futhi ivaleke kahle kangakanani, nokuthi ngabe igazi ligeleza kahle yini emagumbini enhliziyo yakho. Udokotela wakho uzoqhathanisa le miphumela nezivivinyo zakho zangaphambi kokuhlinzwa.
Uzophinda ube nezivivinyo zegazi ezivamile zokuhlola ukutheleleka, ukuqapha ikhono legazi lakho lokujiya (okubaluleke kakhulu uma unevalvu yomshini), nokuqinisekisa ukuthi izitho zakho zisebenza kahle. Ithimba lakho lezempilo lizochaza ukuthi isivivinyo ngasinye sikala ini nokuthi imiphumela isho ukuthini ekululameni kwakho.
Izimpawu zomzimba ziyizinkomba ezibaluleke ngokulinganayo zempumelelo. Ukuthuthuka ezingeni lakho lamandla, ukuphefumula, kanye nekhono lokwenza imisebenzi yansuku zonke kuvame ukukhombisa ukuthi ukuhlinzwa kwakho kwevalvu kusebenza kahle. Udokotela wakho uzobuza ngalezi zinguquko ngesikhathi sokuqokwa okulandelayo.
Izikhathi zokululama ziyahlukahluka, kodwa abantu abaningi baqaphela ukuthuthuka kancane kancane ezimpawini zabo emasontweni amaningana kuya ezinyangeni. Ithimba lakho lezempilo lizobeka okulindelekile okungokoqobo futhi likusize uqonde ukuthi inqubekela phambili ibukeka kanjani esimweni sakho esithile.
Ukugcina inhliziyo yakho inempilo ngemuva kokuhlinzwa kwevalvu kuhilela ukulandela izincomo zikadokotela wakho nokwenza izinqumo zokuphila ezinempilo enhliziyo. Lezi zinyathelo zisiza ekuqinisekiseni ukuthi imiphumela yakho yokuhlinzwa ihlala isikhathi eside ngangokunokwenzeka futhi isekela impilo yakho yonke yenhliziyo nemithambo yegazi.
Ukuphuza imithi njengoba kunqunywe ngudokotela kubalulekile empilweni yakho eqhubekayo. Uma unomshini wokufaka umzimba, uzodinga imithi yokunciphisa igazi ukuphila kwakho konke ukuvimbela ukwakheka kwamahlule egazi. Ama-valve e-biological angase adinge imithi ehlukile, futhi udokotela wakho uzokuchazela izidingo zakho zemithi.
Ukuqokwa okuvamile kokulandela kuzovumela ithimba lakho lezempilo ukuthi liqaphe ukusebenza kwe-valve yakho futhi libambe noma yiziphi izinkinga ezingaba khona kusenesikhathi. Lokhu kuvakasha ngokuvamile kufaka phakathi ukuhlolwa komzimba, ama-echocardiograms, kanye nezingxoxo mayelana nendlela ozizwa ngayo nokusebenza kwakho ekuphileni kwansuku zonke.
Izindlela zokuphila ezinempilo yenhliziyo zisekela ukululama kwakho nokuphila kahle kwesikhathi eside. Lokhu kufaka phakathi ukudla ukudla okulinganiselayo okunama-sodium amancane, ukuhlala usebenza ngokomzimba njengoba kunconywe udokotela wakho, ukuphatha ingcindezi, nokugwema ukubhema. Ithimba lakho lezempilo lingakunikeza isiqondiso esithile esisekelwe ezidingweni zakho.
Ukuvimbela izifo kubaluleke kakhulu ngemva kokuhlinzwa kwe-valve. Uzodinga ukuthatha ama-antibiotics ngaphambi kwezinqubo ezithile zamazinyo noma zezokwelapha ukuvikela i-valve yakho yenhliziyo ezifweni zamagciwane. Udokotela wakho uzokunikeza uhlu lokuthi le ndlela yokuvikela idingeka nini.
Izici eziningana zingakhuphula amathuba akho okuthuthukisa izinkinga ze-valve yenhliziyo ezingase zigcine zidinga ukuhlinzwa. Ukuqonda lezi zici eziyingozi kungakusiza kanye nodokotela wakho ukuthi niqaphe impilo yenhliziyo yakho ngokucophelela.
Ubudala buyisici esisodwa esibaluleke kakhulu esiyingozi, njengoba ama-valve enhliziyo eguga ngokwemvelo ngokuhamba kwesikhathi. I-aortic valve ithambekele kakhulu ezingxenyeni ezihlobene nobudala, ngokuqina nokulukhuni okuba njalo ngemva kweminyaka engama-65.
Ezinye izimo zezokwelapha zingalimaza ama-valve enhliziyo ngokuhamba kwesikhathi. Lokhu kufaka phakathi isifo senhliziyo esingokwe-rheumatic esivela emgqeni womphimbo ongaphathwanga, i-endocarditis (isifo se-valve yenhliziyo), umfutho wegazi ophezulu, kanye nokukhubazeka kwenhliziyo okuzalwa nakho okukhona kusukela ekuzalweni.
Izinkinga zenhliziyo zangaphambilini, okuhlanganisa ukuhlaselwa yinhliziyo noma ezinye izinhlinzeko zenhliziyo, kungathinta ukusebenza kwamavalvu. Ngaphezu kwalokho, ezinye izindlela zokwelapha, njengemisebe eya esifubeni, zingalimaza amavalvu enhliziyo eminyakeni eminingi ngemuva kokwelashwa.
Umlando womndeni udlala indima kwezinye izimo zamavalvu, ikakhulukazi isifo se-bicuspid aortic valve kanye ne-mitral valve prolapse. Uma unezihlobo ezinzima ngamavalvu enhliziyo, udokotela wakho angase ancome ukuqapha impilo yakho yenhliziyo kaningi.
Ukulungiswa kwamavalvu kuvame ukukhethwa ngaphezu kokufakwa uma kungenzeka ngoba kulondoloza izicubu zakho zemvelo zamavalvu futhi ngokuvamile kunikeza imiphumela engcono yesikhathi eside. Amavalvu alungisiwe avame ukuhlala isikhathi eside futhi agcine ukusebenza kwenhliziyo okuvamile uma kuqhathaniswa namavalvu okufakwa.
Nokho, ukulungisa akuhlali kungenzeka kuye ngobukhulu bokulimala kwamavalvu nokuthi yiliphi ivalvu elithintekile. Amavalvu e-mitral avame ukulungiswa ngempumelelo, kanti amavalvu e-aortic alimele kakhulu ngokuvamile adinga ukufakwa ngenxa yesakhiwo sawo kanye nohlobo lokulimala abavame ukuluthola.
Lapho ukufakwa kudingekile, uzokhetha phakathi kwamavalvu omshini kanye namavalvu e-biological, ngalinye linenzuzo ehlukile. Amavalvu omshini aqinile kakhulu futhi angahlala impilo yonke, kodwa adinga imithi yokunciphisa igazi yokuphila konke ukuvimbela amahlule.
Amavalvu e-Biological, enziwe ngezicubu zezilwane, awadingi izinciphisi zegazi zesikhathi eside kodwa angase adinge ukufakwa ngemuva kweminyaka engu-10-20. Iziguli ezincane zivame ukukhetha amavalvu omshini ngenxa yokuqina kwawo, kanti iziguli ezindala zingase zikhethe amavalvu e-biological ukuze zigweme imithi yokunciphisa igazi.
Udkt. wakho ohlinzayo uzoxoxa ukuthi iyiphi inketho engcono kakhulu ngokusekelwe eminyakeni yakho, indlela yokuphila, ezinye izimo zempilo, kanye nezintandokazi zomuntu siqu. Isinqumo siqondaniswe kakhulu, futhi okungcono kumuntu oyedwa kungase kungabi kuhle komunye.
Ngenkathi ukuhlinzwa kwamavalvu enhliziyo kuvamile ukuthi kuphephe futhi kusebenza kahle, njenganoma yikuphi ukuhlinzwa okukhulu, kuletha ezinye izingozi ezizoxoxwa nazo ithimba lakho lezokwelapha ngaphambi kokuhlinzwa. Ukuqonda lezi zinto ezingenzeka kukusiza ukuthi wenze isinqumo esinolwazi futhi uqaphele izimpawu zokuxwayisa ngesikhathi sokululama.
Izinkinga ezivamile zingabandakanya ukopha, ukutheleleka, nokusabela emuthini wokubulala izinzwa. Ithimba lakho lokuhlinza lithatha izinyathelo eziningi zokunciphisa lezi zingozi, okuhlanganisa ukusebenzisa izindlela eziyinyumba, ukuqapha izimpawu zakho ezibalulekile ngokucophelela, nokuba nemikhiqizo yegazi etholakalayo uma kudingeka.
Izinkinga ezithinta inhliziyo ngqo, nakuba zingavamile, zingabandakanya ukushaya kwenhliziyo okungajwayelekile, amahlule egazi, noma unhlangothi. Ithimba lakho lezokwelapha liqapha lezi zinkinga ngesikhathi nangemva kokuhlinzwa, futhi imithi iyatholakala uma kwenzeka.
Izinto okufanele zicatshangelwe zesikhathi eside ziyahluka kuye ngohlobo lwe-valve yakho. Ama-valve emishini aletha ingozi yokuphila konke yama-clot egazi, okudinga ukuphathwa kwemithi ngokucophelela. Ama-valve e-biological angase aguge kancane kancane ngokuhamba kwesikhathi, okungenzeka ukuthi adinge okunye ukuhlinzwa eminyakeni eminingi kamuva.
Iningi labantu abahlinzwa ama-valve enhliziyo bathola ukuthuthuka okukhulu ezimpawini zabo nasezingeni lempilo yabo. Izinkinga ezinzima azivamile, futhi ulwazi lwethimba lakho lokuhlinza lusiza ukunciphisa izingozi ngenkathi kwandisa izinzuzo.
Kufanele uthinte udokotela wakho uma uhlangabezana nezimpawu ezingase zibonise izinkinga ze-valve yenhliziyo, ikakhulukazi uma zintsha, ziba zimbi, noma ziphazamisa imisebenzi yakho yansuku zonke. Ukuhlolwa kwasekuqaleni kungasiza ekuvimbeleni izinkinga ezingathi sína.
Izimpawu ezibalulekile okufanele uziqaphele zihlanganisa ukuphefumula kanzima ngesikhathi semisebenzi ejwayelekile noma uma ulele phansi, ubuhlungu besifuba noma ukuqina, isiyezi noma ukuquleka, nokukhathala okungajwayelekile okungathuthuki ngokuphumula. Lezi zimpawu zingabonisa ukuthi ama-valve enhliziyo yakho awasebenzi kahle.
Uma unezici eziyingozi zesifo se-valve, njengomlando womndeni wezinkinga zenhliziyo, umkhuhlane womoya wangaphambilini, noma izimo ezithile ezingokuzalwa, ukuhlolwa njalo nodokotela wakho kubalulekile ngisho noma uzizwa ulungile. Ezinye izinkinga ze-valve zingathuthuka kancane kancane ngaphandle kwezimpawu ezisobala.
Ngemuva kokuhlinzwa kwe-valve, kufanele uthinte ithimba lakho lezempilo ngokushesha uma uba nomkhuhlane, ubuhlungu besifuba obanda, ukuphefumula okungavamile, noma izimpawu zokutheleleka eduze kokusikeka kwakho. Lokhu kungabonisa izinkinga ezidinga ukunakekelwa kwezokwelapha okusheshayo.
Unganqikazi ukuxhumana nomhlinzeki wakho wezempilo ngemibuzo noma izinkathazo. Bakhona ukukusiza ukuthi ugcine impilo yakho yenhliziyo futhi bangakunikeza isiqondiso sokuthi yiziphi izimpawu ezidinga ukuhlolwa noma ukwelashwa.
Ukuhlinzwa kwe-valve yenhliziyo kungathuthukisa kakhulu ukuhluleka kwenhliziyo lapho ukuhluleka kubangelwa izinkinga ze-valve. Uma inhliziyo yakho ilwa ngoba i-valve ayisebenzi kahle, ukulungisa noma ukufaka esikhundleni saleyo valve kuvame ukusiza inhliziyo yakho ukuba ipompe ngempumelelo futhi kunciphisa izimpawu zokuhluleka kwenhliziyo.
Kodwa-ke, ukuhlinzwa kwe-valve kusebenza kahle kakhulu uma kwenziwa ngaphambi kokuba ukuhluleka kwenhliziyo kube kubi kakhulu. Uma imisipha yenhliziyo yakho ibuthakathaka isikhathi eside ngenxa yezinkinga ze-valve, ukuhlinzwa kungase kusize, kodwa ukuthuthuka kungase kube kancane kancane futhi kungaphelele.
Isidingo semithi yokuphila konke sincike ohlotsheni lwe-valve olutholayo. Uma uthola i-valve yomshini, uzodinga ukuthatha imithi yokunciphisa igazi impilo yakho yonke ukuze uvimbele ukwakheka kwamahlule egazi ku-valve.
Ngemivalve yezinto eziphilayo, ngokuvamile ngeke udinge izinciphisi zegazi zesikhathi eside, yize ungase udinge eminye imithi yenhliziyo kuye ngesimo sakho esiphelele. Udokotela wakho uzokuchazela izidingo zakho zemithi ngokuya ngohlobo lwe-valve yakho kanye nesimo sempilo.
Isikhathi sokululama siyahlukahluka ngokuya ngohlobo lokuhlinzwa kanye nempilo yakho yonke, kodwa abantu abaningi bachitha isonto elilodwa esibhedlela ngemuva kokuhlinzwa kwe-valve yenhliziyo evulekile. Ukululama okuphelele kuvame ukuthatha amasonto angu-6-8, yize ungase uzwe ngcono izimpawu zakho ngokushesha.
Izinqubo ezingahlaseli kakhulu zivame ukuba nezikhathi zokululama ezimfushane, nabanye abantu babuyela emisebenzini ejwayelekile phakathi kwamasonto angu-2-4. Ithimba lakho lokunakekelwa kwezempilo lizohlinzeka ngemihlahlandlela ethile yokululama kwakho ngokuya ngohlobo lokuhlinzwa kwakho kanye nentuthuko yokuphola komuntu ngamunye.
Izinkinga ze-valve zingase zibuye, kodwa lokhu kuncike ezintweni eziningana ezihlanganisa uhlobo lokuhlinzwa obukwenzile kanye nempilo yakho yonke. Ama-valve alungisiwe ngezikhathi ezithile adinga ukuhlinzwa okwengeziwe eminyakeni eminingi kamuva, kuyilapho ama-valve emishini aqinile kakhulu futhi awavamile ukuhluleka.
Ama-valve e-Biological agugile kancane kancane ngokuhamba kwesikhathi futhi angase adinge ukushintshwa ngemuva kweminyaka engu-10-20, ikakhulukazi ezigulini ezincane. Ukuqokwa okulandelayo njalo kusiza udokotela wakho ukuthi aqaphe ukusebenza kwe-valve yakho futhi abambe noma yiziphi izinkinga ngokushesha.
Abantu abaningi bangabuyela emisebenzini ejwayelekile ngemuva kokululama ekuhlinzweni kwe-valve yenhliziyo, ngokuvamile ngamandla athuthukisiwe kanye nemikhawulo embalwa kunangaphambi kokuhlinzwa. Udokotela wakho uzohlinzeka ngemihlahlandlela ethile ngokuya ngenqubekela phambili yakho yokuphola kanye nohlobo lwe-valve.
Ngokuvamile, ungaqala kabusha ukushayela, ukusebenza, nokuzivivinya okulula ngemva kwamasonto amaningana, ngenkathi ukwandisa kancane kancane umsebenzi njengoba ululama. Ezinye izemidlalo zokuxhumana noma imisebenzi enengozi enkulu yokulimala ingase ikhawulelwe, ikakhulukazi uma usebenzisa imithi yokunciphisa igazi.
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