How long to review after valve replacement surgery

Heart valve replacement is an operation to replace a prosthetic mechanical valve or a prosthetic biologic valve. Valve replacement surgery needs to be reviewed after 2 weeks, 3 months and 6 months. 1. 2 weeks after surgery: In general, 1 week after “valve replacement” surgery, you can be discharged from the hospital. The 2-week postoperative review is mainly to check the postoperative recovery, wound healing, and recovery of cardiac function. 2. 3 months after surgery: The main purpose of the review is to assess the cardiac function and whether the cardiotonic diuretics can be gradually reduced or even stopped. If the recovery is smooth and no complications occur, the amount of activity can be increased gradually. 3. 6 months after surgery: After mechanical valve replacement, warfarin should be taken for life, and timely adjustment of dosage increment or decrement should be made, and in the future, the main purpose is to adjust the medication in the long term. Longer-term review is mainly for the adjustment of warfarin. The above content is only the above content is only for reference, if you need to receive valve replacement surgery, you need to go to the regular medical institutions, so as not to delay the condition.