Aorta Valve

My mohr about a year ago had open heart surgery. Which concluded in valve replacement with a mechanical and his aorta was replaced by a plastic tube and I just recently confirmed that they had started smoking again.

Having had a valve and part of his aorta replaced already, it is safe to say that your mother has a heart valve. She also lower arterial tissue in his aorta, which may predispose to other arterial anomalies (in the rest of his aorta, in his brain, etc. ..). Because it has a valve, it must be treated with anticoagulants to prevent blood clots, which can cause a stroke or heart attack, it is very important to always ensure that it be properly anticoagulated.

However, smoking is known to cause heart disease, stroke, narrowing of blood vessels, and aortic aneurysms. These are all conditions, it is already predisposed to the disease because it has arterial tissue and valvular heart disease and a prosthetic mechanical valve. Clearly, smoking, which is a threat to anyone, is a monumentally bad idea for your mother.

Encourage them to seek help with his addiction to cigarettes. It must stop smoking. At the same time, to impress upon her the importance of the management of anticoagulation therapy good. It is important for anyone with a mechanical valve, it is even more important for someone who is magnifying their risk by smoking. It may consider a home test for his INR as has been demonstrated that the most effective tool for good management. It could also help them feel more invested in their medical care overall.

The risks are very high, but some people can not convince you, or if they are convinced, they just rationalize it.
One of my friends had seven bypasses and also took up smoking.

Does it have a death wish? Smoking is a factor leading to heart disease and lung disease, she was given an extension of life with heart surgery, pity she does not appreciate it. flow of nicotine into the blood changes through small capillaries, the other crap in cigarettes fills your lungs destroy the cilia (hairs) that foreign particles to sweep your airways.

I advise

the risk is very high ... I am sure that her doctor had recommended. and I'm sure the doctor suggested to her that her smoking habit is one reason why she had to undergo open heart surgery.

talk to her and convince her of the risk. or you can take him to the doctor, or let the doctor to visit him. she must understand that smoking is bad for her, especially in its current state.

Good luck!

I'm sorry but you can tell your mother that SHES DIGGING itself a premature death.
I have heart failure and has stopped smoking because I though I would go in my na falls much earlier

The benefits of quitting
* Within 20 minutes of quitting - your blood pressure and pulse rate drop to normal and the temperature of your hands and feet increases to normal.
* Less than 8 hours of quitting - your carbon monoxide levels drop and your oxygen increases, both normal levels.
* Within 24 hours of quitting - the risk of a sudden heart attack decrease.
* Within 48 hours of quitting - nerve endings begin to regenerate and your sense of smell and taste begin to return to normal.
* In the two weeks to three months of quitting - your circulation improves and walking becomes easier, even your lung function increases up to 30%.
* Within 1-9 months of quitting - your overall energy typically increases and symptoms like coughing, nasal congestion, fatigue and shortness of breath decrease, and thus the small hairlike projections lining your lower airways begin to function nor.