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Rheumatic heart disease
Mother is 48 years old suffering from chronic rheumatic heart disease from past 20 years, on year 2009 her valve was repaired, now from past one month she has left hand pain, psyhiotherapy didn't help. One more question what is the general life expectancy of person suffering from this disease?
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Get an echo done
If the values was repaired the problem can recur over the period of time
Consult with a cardiologist personally
Dr Ashish Srivastava
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Life expectancy is near normal if valve function is normal with preserved heart function
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