Mayapada Hospital Successfully Performs Mitral Valve Repair Surgery on Children

Jakarta, CNN Indonesia —

Mayapada Hospital has once again proven its commitment to providing the best health services to the community. Recently, Mayapada Hospital Tangerang performed Mitral Valve repair on a 10-year-old child who experienced heart mitral valve damage caused by rheumatic heart disease.

Rheumatic heart disease is a condition that occurs as a complication of a throat infection caused by the bacteria Streptococcus A. After the throat infection heals, the body’s immune system mistakenly attacks the heart muscle. , especially the heart valves.

This causes inflammation in the heart which can cause permanent damage to the heart valves. In these cases, patients experience several disturbing symptoms, such as prolonged fever, decreased appetite, and growth and development disorders.

According to the patient’s father, the child had a fever that recurred every hour at night. His appetite also decreased significantly, which affected his growth. The child’s height is much lower than the average of his peers.

After going through various tests, the doctor found damage to the mitral valve of the heart. The mitral valve itself is a valve located between the left atrium and the left ventricle of the heart.

This valve works to prevent blood from flowing into the left atrium when the heart contracts. If the mitral valve is not working properly, it can cause a leak that produces several symptoms like those familiar to this pediatric patient.

This operation using standard methods was done on July 21 by the Thoracic, Cardiac and Vascular Surgeon at Mayapada Hospital Tangerang, dr. Arinto Bono Adji Hardjosworo.

According to him, mitral valve damage in children can cause several problems, including heart failure, growth disorders and lower quality of life.

“The surgical procedure in this case is very complicated because there is a prolapse, where all parts of the heart valves do not close at all. he said in a written statement on Monday (12/8 ).

After undergoing this procedure, he continued, it is hoped that the heart valve will follow the growth of the child’s body so that success after surgery can last a long time.

Indeed, action repair together played by dr. Bono is an activity with a high degree of difficulty, even for heart surgeons. He also admitted that this operation certainly has risks, but with advances in medical technology and the knowledge of the medical team, the risk of complications can be reduced.

After the operation, the patient went through a period of intensive care and had a smooth recovery. The patient’s condition shows good progress, his appetite has increased again, fever is no longer coming back, and his activities are improving.

The heart problems experienced by this pediatric patient are also a reminder to parents to pay attention to signs of health problems in children.

If symptoms of prolonged fever, decreased appetite, growth problems or shortness of breath are found, parents are expected to have their child checked by a doctor immediately. Early detection and appropriate treatment can prevent serious complications in children.

For your information, heart valve problems in children can be treated with Mitral Valve repair at one of the advanced services at Mayapada Hospital, which is the Cardiovascular Center.

This advanced service offers comprehensive and up-to-date services to address heart problems from prevention, screening and diagnosis, treatment, to post-procedure rehabilitation.

With the expertise of the team of doctors at the Mayapada Hospital Cardiovascular Center service, advanced procedures with a high complication rate, such as minimally invasive heart surgery (minimum incisions) can be performed.

Apart from Mitral Valve repair procedures, Mayapada Hospital Cardiovascular Center services have also worked on many other advanced cases, such as heart surgery. Coronary Artery Bypass Graft (CABG) or Bypass Heart, to treat arrhythmia cases with cardiac ablation.

In addition, the Mayapada Hospital Cardiovascular Center has also successfully treated aortic vessel disorders using the TEVAR procedure and the Bentall Procedure as procedures that have significant complications, up to cardiac surgery to treat congenital heart diseases. in children such as Tetralogy of Fallot, ASD and VSD.

(rar)