Valve repair or replacement surgery is performed to correct the problems caused by one or more diseased heart valves.
There may be other reasons for your doctor to recommend heart valve repair or replacement surgery.
You may need heart valve surgery for these reasons:
Defects in your heart valve are causing major heart symptoms, such as chest pain (angina), shortness of breath, fainting spells (syncope), or heart failure.
Tests show that the changes in your heart valve are beginning to seriously affect your heart function.
Your heart valve has been damaged by infection of the heart valve (Endocarditis).
You have received a new heart valve in the past, and it is not working well, or you have other problems such as blood clots, infection, or bleeding