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Why is heart valve disease called death disease?
Whether experts or ordinary people, it is particularly important to master the right to speak. Cardiac surgeons think that heart valve diseases are called death diseases, and doctors must repair or artificial valves under general anesthesia of cardiopulmonary bypass (biological valve life 15-20 years, mechanical valve life 30-50 years, in vitro experiment 80 years or even 100 years without wear! ) replacement. However, I have met many 80-year-old European old ladies with serious heart murmurs. They have never had artificial valve replacement surgery, but they seem to have a good quality of life, activities and independent living ability. I don't know how to explain it. I told them that according to the regulations of cardiac surgery, heart valve replacement should be done, but they didn't care. The author can't scare them, saying that this is a dead disease and must be operated. Because the quality of life of several old people is still good, no different from ordinary people. I am surprised and happy for their exuberant vitality.

I remember that American experts reported that the comparison between patients with and without surgery showed that surgery could not prolong the life of patients. So why do you need surgery? I wonder if there are any comparative research results or doctoral dissertations on the life expectancy of patients after heart valve replacement and patients without surgery? If there is no significant difference in the results, it will cause revolutionary changes and have important guiding significance for patients to choose surgery or refuse surgery.

In addition, a 38-year-old male patient in Australia, whose father underwent coronary artery bypass surgery in Australia at the age of 65, died of cardiac arrest a year later. The man also had three heart attacks and went to the emergency department of the hospital for rescue. However, he later turned to Chinese massage, acupuncture and chiropractic as a whole, and his cardiopulmonary function improved together, and spinal diseases and low back and leg pain also improved greatly. Since then, he has never had a heart attack, and the indirect inguinal hernia has been cured without medication. It can be seen that early conservative treatment can prevent heart attack, avoid surgical repair and cure hernia, instead of choosing coronary artery bypass surgery like my father, and the quality of life is better. It is worth thinking about.