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What Is The Treatment For Heart Murmur And Peripheral Vision Loss?
Hi my husband has had short spells about 10 minutes of peripheral vision loss to one side, like a ministroke, he's 66 cholesterol diabetes etc all OK recently checked thoroughly, he has a slight heart murmur valve leakage that is Ok and being screened. He is going for a hypertension test next week for his eyes. Should he be asking for a brain scan or what could be the problem? Many thanks
Fri, 3 Mar 2017
Hi,
Welcome.
It is Dr Sameer, cardiologist.
Heart murmer with stroke could be serious & needs detailed cardiac evaluation. Any clot in heart formed by heart problem (like Atrial Fibrillation) is serious.
I'll recommend for urgent 2D Echo, ECG & MRI brain to rule out any such abnormality.
If present it will need long time blood thinning drugs to prevent future risk of stroke.
Thanks
Welcome.
It is Dr Sameer, cardiologist.
Heart murmer with stroke could be serious & needs detailed cardiac evaluation. Any clot in heart formed by heart problem (like Atrial Fibrillation) is serious.
I'll recommend for urgent 2D Echo, ECG & MRI brain to rule out any such abnormality.
If present it will need long time blood thinning drugs to prevent future risk of stroke.
Thanks
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