AORTIC VALVE REGURGITATION- Ayurvedic Treatment, Diet, Exercises, Yoga & Pranayama

 The aortic valve is a valve in the human heart between the left ventricle and the aorta. In aortic valve regurgitation, the aortic valve doesn’t close tightly.

  • SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF AORTIC VALVE REGURGITATION
  • CAUSES OF AORTIC VALVE REGURGITATION
  • PATHOPHYSIOLOGY OF AORTIC VALVE REGURGITATION
  • DIAGNOSIS OF AORTIC VALVE REGURGITATION
  • TREATMENTS FOR AORTIC VALVE REGURGITATION
  • PROGNOSIS OF AORTIC VALVE REGURGITATION
  • COMPLICATIONS OF AORTIC VALVE REGURGITATION
  • AORTIC VALVE REGURGITATION AND AYURVEDA
  • NIDANA- AYURVEDIC CAUSES OF AORTIC VALVE REGURGITATION
  • PURVAROOPAM- AYURVEDIC PREMONITORY SYMPTOMS OF AORTIC VALVE REGURGITATION
  • SAMPRAPTI – AYURVEDIC PATHOGENESIS OF AORTIC VALVE REGURGITATION
  • LAKSHANA- AYURVEDIC SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF AORTIC VALVE REGURGITATION
  • AYURVEDIC PROGNOSIS OF AORTIC VALVE REGURGITATION
  • CHIKITSA- AYURVEDIC TREATMENT FOR AORTIC VALVE REGURGITATION
  • AYURVEDIC SAMANA TREATMENT FOR AORTIC VALVE REGURGITATION
  • AYURVEDIC SHODHANA TREATMENT FOR AORTIC VALVE REGURGITATION
  • COMMONLY USED AYURVEDIC MEDICINES FOR AORTIC VALVE REGURGITATION
  • HOME REMEDIES FOR AORTIC VALVE REGURGITATION
  • DIET AND BEHAVIOUR FOR AORTIC VALVE REGURGITATION
  • YOGA FOR AORTIC VALVE REGURGITATION
  • RESEARCH PAPERS OF AYURVEDIC MANAGEMENT OF AORTIC VALVE REGURGITATION

SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF AORTIC VALVE REGURGITATION 

  • Palpitations
  • Shortness of breath
  • Dolore al petto
  • Svenimento
  • Rapid pulse
  • Heart murmur
  • Ankle swelling

CAUSES OF AORTIC VALVE REGURGITATION 

  • Congenital heart defects
  • Rheumatic fever
  • Endocarditis
  • Connective tissue diseases
  • Autoimmune diseases
  • Age-related valve diseases

PATHOPHYSIOLOGY OF AORTIC VALVE REGURGITATION 

In aortic valve regurgitation, the valve between the left ventricle and the aorta doesn’t close properly, which causes leakage of blood backward into the left ventricle. This causes the left ventricle to hold more amount of blood, leads to enlargement of the ventricle.

DIAGNOSIS OF AORTIC VALVE REGURGITATION 

  • Anamnesi corretta
  • Physical examination – Auscultation
  • Electrocardiogram
  • Echocardiogram
  • Chest X-ray

TREATMENTS FOR AORTIC VALVE REGURGITATION 

  • Aortic valve replacement surgery

PROGNOSIS OF AORTIC VALVE REGURGITATION 

  • Prognosis is based on the severity of symptoms of aortic valve regurgitation and underlying diseases.

COMPLICATIONS OF AORTIC VALVE REGURGITATION 

  • Frequent fainting spells
  • Heart failure
  • Aortic valve regurgitation may become fatal

AORTIC VALVE REGURGITATION AND AYURVEDA

  • In Ayurveda, aortic valve regurgitation falls under ‘hridroga’
  • Symptoms can be managed based on Vata vyadhi chikilsa. According to Ayurveda, the heart functions controlled by ‘vyanavayu’

NIDANA- AYURVEDIC CAUSES OF AORTIC VALVE REGURGITATION 

The risk factors are;

  • Excess consumption of ununctuous, dry, salty, cold food
  • Esercizio fisico eccessivo.
  • Soppressione degli impulsi naturali.

PURVAROOPAM- AYURVEDIC PREMONITORY SYMPTOMS OF AORTIC VALVE REGURGITATION 

  • Palpitations – hridrava

SAMPRAPTI – AYURVEDIC PATHOGENESIS OF AORTIC VALVE REGURGITATION 

  • I dosha vata, pitta e kapha si muovono attraverso tutti i canali di circolazione. A causa della natura sottile di vata, esso spinge gli altri due dosha.
  • Il vata aggravato, avendo provocato questi due dosha, si esacerba e riempie i canali vuoti e si muove notevolmente al loro interno o facendosi avvolgere dagli altri dosha.
  • The aggravated vata resides in the heart, affects its normal function.

LAKSHANA- AYURVEDIC SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF AORTIC VALVE REGURGITATION 

  • Urasula – chest pain
  • Palpitations – hridrava
  • Breathing difficulty – srama swasa

AYURVEDIC PROGNOSIS OF AORTIC VALVE REGURGITATION 

  • Symptoms are manageable – yapya roga

CHIKITSA- AYURVEDIC TREATMENT FOR AORTIC VALVE REGURGITATION 

AYURVEDIC SAMANA TREATMENT FOR AORTIC VALVE REGURGITATION 

 

 AYURVEDIC SHODHANA TREATMENT FOR AORTIC VALVE REGURGITATION 

  • Virechana – mild purgation
  • Vasthi – medicated enema (to control vata)

COMMONLY USED AYURVEDIC MEDICINES FOR AORTIC VALVE REGURGITATION 

Amministrazione interna

  • Gandharvahasthadi kashayam
  • Arogyavardhini vati
  • Laghusuteshekhara rasa
  • Brahmi vati
  • Brihat Nayopayam Kashayam
  • Partharishtam
  • Shiva Gulika
  • Parthalesunadi Tablet

HOME REMEDIES FOR AORTIC VALVE REGURGITATION 

  • Sleeping for 8hrs

DIET AND BEHAVIOUR FOR AORTIC VALVE REGURGITATION 

  • Evitare gli alimenti che producono uno squilibrio vata dosha, come i cibi freddi e secchi, difficili da digerire. Perché lo squilibrio vata aggrava i sintomi.
  • Evitare di fumare
  • Evitare esercizi pesanti che aggravano ulteriormente le condizioni.
  • Oil massage on the head is advised. Which alleviates vata dosha
  • Riposare adeguatamente.

YOGA FOR AORTIC VALVE REGURGITATION 

  • Nadi Shuddi Pranayam – Il paziente deve essere seduto in posizione meditativa con la testa e la colonna vertebrale erette e il corpo rilassato. Il paziente deve chiudere una narice (ad esempio la sinistra se si usa la mano destra e viceversa) con il pollice ed espirare completamente attraverso l'altra narice. Di nuovo, dovrà inspirare profondamente attraverso l'altra narice mentre la narice opposta è ancora chiusa con il pollice.
  • Savasana – relax the body and mind
  • Balasana
  • Bhujangasana

RESEARCH PAPERS OF AYURVEDIC MANAGEMENT OF AORTIC VALVE REGURGITATION 

1.     Management of Hridroga (Cardiovascular Disease) with Simple Ayurvedic Drugs -A Review

https://www.researchgate.net/publication/312032077_Management_of_Hridroga_Cardiovascular_Disease_with_Simple_Ayurvedic_Drugs_-A_Review