What is Mitral regurgitation?
What is Mitral regurgitation?
- Mitral regurgitation: A condition which is characterized by a regurgitation of blood from the left ventricle into the atrium due to a problem with the mitral valve.
- Mitral regurgitation: Backflow of blood from the left ventricle into the left atrium, owing to imperfect functioning of the mitral valve.
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Mitral regurgitation: Introduction
Types of Mitral regurgitation:
Broader types of Mitral regurgitation:
How serious is Mitral regurgitation?
Complications of Mitral regurgitation:
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What causes Mitral regurgitation?
Causes of Mitral regurgitation: see causes of Mitral regurgitation
Cause of Mitral regurgitation: Valve disorder allowing backflow of blood back into the atrium
What are the symptoms of Mitral regurgitation?
Symptoms of Mitral regurgitation:
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Complications of Mitral regurgitation:
see complications of Mitral regurgitation
Mitral regurgitation: Testing
Diagnostic testing: see tests for Mitral regurgitation.
Misdiagnosis: see misdiagnosis and Mitral regurgitation.
How is it treated?
Treatments for Mitral regurgitation:
see treatments for Mitral regurgitation
Research for Mitral regurgitation:
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Organs Affected by Mitral regurgitation:
Organs and body systems related to Mitral regurgitation include:
Name and Aliases of Mitral regurgitation
Main name of condition: Mitral regurgitation
Other names or spellings for Mitral regurgitation:
mitral incompetence, mitral insufficiency
Mitral valve regurgitation, Mitral valve incompetence
Source - Diseases Database
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