The nurse is caring for a patient with mitral stenosis who is scheduled for a balloon valvuloplasty. The patient tells the nurse that he is unsure why the surgeon did not opt to replace his damaged valve rather than repairing it
What is an advantage of valvuloplasty that the nurse should cite?
A) The procedure can be performed on an outpatient basis in a physician's office.
B) Repaired valves tend to function longer than replaced valves.
C) The procedure is not associated with a risk for infection.
D) Lower doses of antirejection drugs are required than with valve replacement.
Ans: B
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In general, valves that undergo valvuloplasty function longer than prosthetic valve replacements and patients do not require continuous anticoagulation. Valvuloplasty carries a risk of infection, like all surgical procedures, and it is not performed in a physician's office. Antirejection drugs are unnecessary because foreign tissue is not introduced.
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