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Mi mama necesita remplazar la valbula mitral

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Jose Luis Ameriso, MD - Corazón, atrial fibrillation, Cardiac Surgery

Instituto Cardiovascular de Rosario Rosario - Argentina

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Mi mama necesita remplazar la valbula mitral

by lulu510, Apr 19, 2008 04:57PM

mi mama tiene 56 anos el cardiologo le digo que lla tiene que remplazar la valvula mitral mi ,mama ya no va al dr porque tiene miedo a operarse ella dise que se siente igual es la operacion muy riesgosa ella esta en mexico en culiacan sinaloa ella no tiene ningun otro problema de salud hace 1 ano que no va al cardiologo. aparte que tiene miedo no tenemos el dinero creo que cuesta como 15 mil dolares. yo estoy muy preocupada porque se niega a ir al dr. los sintomas de ella son palpitaciones, mareos y aveces dolor de pecho hace 1 ano que se hizo el ultimo estudio y le dijeron que ya ocupaba la operacion.por favor nesesito de su ayuda .

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by Jose Luis Ameriso, MD

, Apr 23, 2008 05:05PM

Yo soy cirujano cardiovascular y vivo en Argentina, supongo que si le han indicado la cirugía es lo correcto.
En cuanto al costo, creo que en Argentina rondará los 10.000 dólares, a la distancia y sin ver los estudios es difícil poder opinar.
Dr. Ameriso

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