Mitral stenosis

Introduction: Mitral stenosis

Mitral stenosis: Narrowing of the mitral heart valve. More detailed information about the symptoms, causes, and treatments of Mitral stenosis is available below.

Symptoms of Mitral stenosis

• No symptoms - in many cases
• Similar to symptoms of mitral incompetence
• Diastolic murmur

Home Diagnostic Testing

Home medical testing related to Mitral stenosis:

• High Blood Pressure: Home Testing
  • Home Blood Pressure Tests
  • Home Blood Pressure Monitors
  • Home Heart Tests
• Heart Health: Home Testing:
  • Heart Rate Monitors
  • Irregular Heartbeat Detection
  • Heart Electrocardiogram (ECG)
  • Home Cholesterol Tests

Wrongly Diagnosed with Mitral stenosis?

• Misdiagnosis of Mitral stenosis
• Underlying causes of Mitral stenosis (possibly wrongly diagnosed)

Misdiagnosis and Mitral stenosis

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Causes of Mitral stenosis

• Rheumatic fever - usually from many years ago in childhood

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More information about causes of Mitral stenosis:

• Underlying causes of Mitral stenosis
• Mitral stenosis as a symptom

Treatments for Mitral stenosis

• Calcium antagonists
• Beta blockers
• Digitalis
• Anticoagulants
• Warfarin

See full list of 9 treatments for Mitral stenosis

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Patient Surveys for Mitral stenosis

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Reseach about Mitral stenosis

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Clinical Trials for Mitral stenosis

The US based website ClinicalTrials.gov lists information on both federally and privately supported clinical trials using human volunteers.

Some of the clinical trials listed on ClinicalTrials.gov for Mitral stenosis include:

• Balloon Valvuloplasty Registry - This study has been completed (Current: 23 Nov 2006)
• Logical Analysis of Data and Cardiac Surgery Risk - This study is no longer recruiting patients (Current: 23 Nov 2006)

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Stories from Users Related to Mitral stenosis

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Definitions of Mitral stenosis:

A rheumatic disease causing diffuse thickening of the mitral valve leaflets by fibrous tissue or calcific deposits. (Harrison's Principles of Internal Medicine, 13th ed, p1052) - (Source - Diseases Database)

Obstruction or narrowing of the mitral valve (as by scarring from rheumatic fever) - (Source - WordNet 2.1)