What are the complications of rheumatic mitral stenosis?

Rheumatic heart disease mitral stenosis can be complicated with cardiac insufficiency, arrhythmia, acute pulmonary edema and other complications.

1, cardiac insufficiency

Most patients will be complicated with cardiac insufficiency, leading to breathing difficulties, cough, exercise tolerance reduced symptoms, severe cases can threaten the patient's life.

2, arrhythmia

more manifested as atrial fibrillation, atrial fibrillation before the occurrence of atrial premature contraction, atrial flutter and other manifestations.

3, acute pulmonary edema

left heart output reduced after the rapid increase in pulmonary vein and pulmonary capillary pressure, a large amount of plasma infiltration into the pulmonary interstitial and alveolar will cause acute pulmonary edema, if not treated in time, can threaten the patient's life.