Balloon valvuloplasty may be considered instead of surgery. The outcome varies. The disorder may be mild or without symptoms. It may be more severe and eventually disabling. Complications may be severe or life threatening.
Mitral stenosis is usually controllable with treatment, and improved with surgery.
Call your health care provider if you have mitral stenosis and symptoms do not improve with treatment, or if new symptoms appear. This is a cross-sectional view of the interior of the heart. The valves, chambers, and associated vessels are labeled. This is an illustration of the exterior of the heart. The arteries are colored blue and represent blood that is flowing into the heart.