Mitral stenosis surgery complications

Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor-In-Chief: Mohammed A. Sbeih, M.D. [2]

Mitral valve surgery carries the same risks as any surgical procedure, such as DVT, post-operative infections, and adverse reactions to anesthesia. The risks that are specific to open-heart surgery are; heart attack, stroke, arrhythmias, and sternal wound infections. Prosthetic heart valves themselves are also associated with a number of complications.

Mitral valve surgery carries the same risks as any surgical procedure, such as DVT, post-operative infections, and adverse reactions to anesthesia. The risks that are specific to open-heart surgery are; heart attack, stroke, arrhythmias, and sternal wound infections. Prosthetic heart valves themselves are also associated with a number of complications.^[1][2]

• Blood clots in the legs that may travel to the lungs.
• Blood loss
• Breathing problems
• Infection, including in the lungs, kidneys, bladder, chest, or heart valves.
• Reactions to medicines.

• Heart attack or stroke
• Heart rhythm problems
• Infection in the cut, which is more likely to happen in people who are obese, have diabetes, or have already had this surgery.
• Memory loss and loss of mental clarity, or “fuzzy thinking.”
• Post-pericardiotomy syndrome, which is a low-grade fever and chest pain. This could last for up to 6 months.

• Structural deterioration, particularly with bioprosthetic valves.
• Valve obstruction due to thrombosis or pannus formation.
• Systemic embolization
• Bleeding
• Endocarditis and other infections
• Left ventricular systolic dysfunction, which may be preexisting.
• Hemolytic anemia

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