Mitral regurgitation

Mitral regurgitation: Introduction

The backflow of blood between the two left heart chambers because a problem with the mitral valve prevents it from closing properly. Blood flows back from the left ventricle into the left atrium of the heart. The mitral valve is a heart valve that controls the flow of blood between heart chambers. Mitral regurgitation can be caused by conditions such as rheumatic fever, myocarditis and congenital valve abnormalities. Congestive heart failure may ultimately result in severe cases. Also called mitral insufficiency.

Symptoms of Mitral regurgitation

• No symptoms
• Mild symptoms
• Breathlessness
• Wheezing
• Atrial fibrillation
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See full list of 6 symptoms of Mitral regurgitation

Home Diagnostic Testing

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Mitral regurgitation: Complications

Review possible medical complications related to Mitral regurgitation:

• Heart failure
• Left-side heart failure
• Pulmonary edema
• Congestive heart failure
• Endocarditis
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Medical Textbooks Online about Mitral regurgitation

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Wrongly Diagnosed with Mitral regurgitation?

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Mitral regurgitation: Medical Mistakes

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Mitral regurgitation: Undiagnosed Conditions

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Misdiagnosis and Mitral regurgitation

Heart attacks can be undiagnosed: Although the most severe symptoms of heart attack are hard to miss, there are varying degrees of severity. It is altogether too common for people to die from undiagnosed heart attack, or from...read more »

Heart attacks can be overdiagnosed: Although many people die from heart attacks, there are also many cases where people fear that they have a heart attack, but actually have...read more »

Chronic digestive conditions often misdiagnosed: When diagnosing chronic symptoms of the digestive tract, there are a variety of conditions that may be misdiagnosed. The best known, irritable bowel syndrome, is over...read more »

Rare heart condition often undiagnosed: The rare heart condition called long QT syndrome can lead to episodes of palpitations and rapid heartbeat. In rare cases, this undiagnosed condition can be fatal. It...read more »

Intestinal bacteria disorder may be hidden cause: One of the lesser known causes of diarrhea is an imbalance of bacterial in the gut, sometimes called intestinal imbalance. The digestive system contains a variety of ...read more »

Antibiotics often causes diarrhea: The use of antibiotics are very likely to cause some level of diarrhea in patients. The reason is that antibiotics kill off not only "bad" bacteria, but can also kill the "good" bacteria in the gut. This...read more »

Heart attack can be over-diagnosed: Although heart attack is often undiagnosed, leading to fatality, it can also be over-diagnosed. People become concerned that a condition is...read more »

Food poisoning may actually be an infectious disease: Many people who come down with "stomach symptoms" like diarrhea assume that it's "something I ate" ...read more »

Mesenteric adenitis misdiagnosed as appendicitis in children: Because appendicitis is one of the more feared conditions for a child with abdominal pain...read more »

Blood pressure cuffs misdiagnose hypertension in children: One known misdiagnosis issue with hyperension, arises in relation to the simple equipment used to test blood pressure. The "cuff"...read more »

Celiac disease often fails to be diagnosed cause of chronic digestive symptoms: One of the most common chronic digestive conditions is celiac disease, a malabsorption disorder with a variety of symptoms (see symptoms of...read more »

Hypertension misdiagnosis common in children: Hypertension is often misdiagnosed in adults (see misdiagnosis of hypertension), but its misdiagnosis is even more likely in children. Some of the symptoms of...read more »

Chronic digestive diseases hard to diagnose: There is an inherent difficulty in diagnosing the various types of chronic digestive diseases. Some of the better known possibilities are peptic ulcer, colon cancer, irritable...read more »

Mitral regurgitation due to rheumatic fever: Mitral regurgitation occurs most commonly in men due to rheumatic fever and dilattaion of the left ventricle....read more »

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Mitral regurgitation: Research Doctors & Specialists

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Hospitals & Clinics: Mitral regurgitation

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Mitral regurgitation: Rare Types

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Causes of Mitral regurgitation

• Congenital heart defect
• Rheumatic fever
• Heart disease
• Prior heart attack
• Heart inflammation
• more causes...»

See full list of 6 causes of Mitral regurgitation

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• Underlying causes of Mitral regurgitation
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Treatments for Mitral regurgitation

• Avoid strenuous exercise
• Preventive antibiotics
• Surgery, mitral prosthesis
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Latest Treatments for Mitral regurgitation

• Oxygen
• IV fluid
• Digoxin
• B blockers
• Diuretics
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Evidence Based Medicine Research for Mitral regurgitation

Medical research articles related to Mitral regurgitation include:

• Mitral regurgitation.
• Does mild regurgitation of mitral valve require antibiotic prophylaxis?
• Heart - mitral incompetence (diagram)
• (1) ACC/AHA guidelines for the management of patients with ST-elevation myocardial infarction. A report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Task Force on Practice Guidelines (Committee to revise the 1999 guidelines for the Man
• Diagnosis and Treatment of Acute and Chronic Heart Failure
• Sex differences in morphology and outcomes of mitral valve prolapse.
• more research...»

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Mitral regurgitation: Broader Related Topics

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Definitions of Mitral regurgitation:

Backflow of blood from the left ventricle into the left atrium, owing to imperfect functioning of the mitral valve. - (Source - Diseases Database)