Blog Topic: Mitral Valve Calcifcation

As many of you know, I had a congenital birth defect known as a [1] calcified as well.

That said, I just received an interesting question about mitral valve disease. Unlike most questions that focus on [2] mitral valve regurgitation, this question focused on mitral valve calcification.

The question read, “Can you tell me about mitral valve calcification? Do you have any pictures of a calcified mitral valve? What are the symptoms? What is the treatment of mitral valve calcification?”

As you can see above, calcification can impact mitral valves just as it can impact other heart valves. This picture illustrates the build-up of calcium along the ring of the mitral valve. Ultimately, that impacts the integrity of the mitral valve to open and close properly.

Regarding the [3] here to learn more. My research indicates that most symptoms of mitral valve calcification are similar to the symptoms of other forms of valve disease.

As for treatment of mitral valve calcification, that will be determined by your cardiologist and/or your surgeon. Primarily, there are two forms of surgical, mitral valve treatment - [4] mitral valve replacement and mitral valve repair.

I hope that helps share some insight on mitral valve calcifcation.

Keep on tickin!

[5] To learn more about Adam’s heart valve surgery book, click here.