There are many factors that can cause Valvular Heart Disease:

- Congenital (present at birth)

- Degeneration of valve tissues with age

- Drugs (migraine medications, diet pills) and radiation therapy (cancer treatment)

- Heart Attack, Atherosclerosis (build-up of fatty deposits in arteries), and high blood pressure

- Infections including Rheumatic Fever and Infective Endocarditis

In the beginning, you might not show any signs or symptoms if the the affected valve suffers from severe damage. Although, the symptoms can worsen to include:

- Fainting

- Fatigue

- Irregular heart beats

- Shortness of breath on exertion

- Swollen ankles

Your doctor may recommend different treatment options for certain valvular heart diseases, depending on how severe your valve damage is, this includes:

Medication, although it's vital to have a regular check-up to avoid recurrence.

Non-surgical intervention:

Balloon Valvuloplasty - for patients who have narrow valves, a tiny balloon catheter is pointed to the target valve, it is then inflated and deflated multiple times till the valve is widely opened adequately.

Surgery may be required if there are multiple valve damage. Please refer to our cardiologists or cardiac surgeons.

Valve Repairs - shows fast recovery process, higher chance for survival, life-long therapy is not needed, at the same time keeping the condition of your original valves.

Valve Replacement - usually performed when there complex cases involved, the valves are very damaged and require minimal invasiveness; new valve replacement.