my mother was born with a deformed heart she is now 80 has had 2 heart attacks one stroke and several stints put in she has a leaking heart valve which is getting worse we go to the er 4to5 times a year she is always commited to much fluid around heart. they told us a time frame of inside a year and she will be gone does this sound normal
Hello, most probably what you are referring to is mitral regurgitation, where there is back leak to the upper chamber of the heart causing symptoms of congestion in lungs, breathlessness and increase in fluid in the body leading to swellings the legs, decrease in appetite because of liver congestion and fatigue.  Mostly it can be well managed with medication, There are newer ways depending on the exact nature of leak and other echocardiography parameters. At 80, surgery to repair or replace the valve may be risky if she is otherwise not healthy, um you may consider the option of Mira clip and discuss it out with your doctor. Till than optimization of her medicine should do the trick.  Send us detailed medication and reports (ECG and echocardiography), so I can guide you more objective. Regards Chat Doctor. 