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What is AVR surgery and its complications post surgery(prosthetic valve) on the individual undergone it? ‎

Aortic Valve Replacement surgery‎

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Answer added by  Ali Ateel, Consultant Cardiothoracic Vascular surgeon, Ariana Hospital
7 years ago

AVR stand for Aortic Valve Surgery. this procedure is performed for severe aortic valve regurgitaion/stenosis and aortic valve is replaced by homogeneous or heterogeneous ... See More

 

Answer added by  Dr Umar Abubakar, Senior Lecturer and Consultant Cardiothoracic Surgeon, Usmanu Danfodiyo University Sokoto and Usmanu Danfodiyo University Teaching Hospital, Sokoto
7 years ago

AVR refers to aortic valve replacement. It is a procedure where the aortic valve is replaced with either a mechanical valve or a bioprosthetic valve. It has so many compl ... See More

 

Answer added by  Jehan Zab, SENIOR REGISTRAR, CPEIC,HEALTH DEPARTMENT,PUNJAB
8 years ago

AVR is aortic valve replacement done whem patients have intolerable aortic stenosis or regurgitations,complication includes,stroke,arrythmias,complete heart block,infecti ... See More

 

Answer added by  Emerio Suarez, specialist 1, minister of health , Corposalud . Aragua
8 years ago

AVR , is aortic valve replacemente, one of the complications could be a tromboembolic complication with a isquemic or brain infarct, also we could have infectious complic ... See More

 

Answer added by  Meet Verma
8 years ago

Thrombo-embolic phenomenon,Infective endocarditis