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What Could Cause Light Headedness After Eating Pork In A Person With Heart Problem Where Valve Doesn T Let Blood Flow Normally?

What is going on? My whole life, if i eat a dinner sized portion of pork (excluding grilled back ribs) that i get extreamly light headed to the point i have to lie back and close my eyes. I have a heart problem where a valve dosnt let blood flow normaly. (Family problem) 33yr old male
Thu, 6 Feb 2014
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Cardiologist, Interventional 's  Response
hi
looks like you have stenosis if aortic valve
may be a bicuspid aortic valve
-do you have an echocardiography , if not you should get one.
- further advice depends on the degree of obstruction to blood flow
thank you
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What Could Cause Light Headedness After Eating Pork In A Person With Heart Problem Where Valve Doesn T Let Blood Flow Normally?

hi looks like you have stenosis if aortic valve may be a bicuspid aortic valve -do you have an echocardiography , if not you should get one. - further advice depends on the degree of obstruction to blood flow thank you