Mitral valve disease

Mitral valve disease: Introduction

Any disease of the mitral valve which is a heart valve that regulates the flow of blood between the two left chambers of the heart i.e. controls the flow of blood from the left atrium into the left ventricle of the heart. Some examples of mitral-valve diseases are mitral-valve prolapse, mitral regurgitation and mitral stenosis.

Symptoms of Mitral valve disease

• Palpitations
• Exertional dyspnoea
• Orthopnoea
• Malar flush
• Fatigue
• more symptoms...»

See full list of 10 symptoms of Mitral valve disease

Home Diagnostic Testing

Home medical testing related to Mitral valve disease:

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

Diagnostic Tests for Mitral valve disease

• Physical exam
• Stethoscope
• Electrocardiograph (ECG)
• Echocardiography
• more tests...»

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Wrongly Diagnosed with Mitral valve disease?

• Misdiagnosis of Mitral valve disease
• Hidden causes of Mitral valve disease (possibly wrongly diagnosed)

Mitral valve disease: Self Assessment Tools

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• Weight Management -- Self Assessment Tools
• Heart Disease -- Self Assessment Tools
• more tools...»

Mitral valve disease: Medical Mistakes

• Hypertension -- Health Mistakes
• Cholesterol -- Health Mistakes
• Obesity -- Health Mistakes
• Diabetes -- Health Mistakes
• Metabolic Syndrome -- Health Mistakes
• more mistakes...»

Mitral valve disease: Marketplace Products, Discounts & Offers

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• High cholesterol
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Mitral valve disease: Undiagnosed Conditions

Commonly undiagnosed diseases in related medical categories:

• Chronic Major Diseases that are commonly Undiagnosed:
  • High Cholesterol -- Undiagnosed
  • Heart Disease -- Undiagnosed
  • Cancer -- Undiagnosed
  • Depression -- Undiagnosed
  • Type 2 Diabetes -- Undiagnosed
  • Type 1 Diabetes -- Undiagnosed
  • Hypertension -- Undiagnosed
  • Hemochromatosis -- Undiagnosed
  • Metabolic Syndrome -- Undiagnosed
• more undiagnosed conditions...»

Misdiagnosis and Mitral valve disease

Heart attacks can be undiagnosed: Although the most severe symptoms of heart attack are hard to miss, there are varying degrees of severity. It...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 something milder. Some of the conditions which may be causes of...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...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...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....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...read more »

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Mitral valve disease: Research Doctors & Specialists

Research related physicians and medical specialists:

• Cholesterol Specialists:
  • Clinical Lipidology (Cholesterol/Triglycerides)
  • Diabetes, Endocrinology & Metabolism
• Cardiac (Heart) Specialists:
  • Cardiology (Heart specialists)
  • Pediatric Cardiology (Child Heart Specialists)
  • Cardiothoracic Surgery
  • Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology
  • Interventional Cardiology
• more specialists...»

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Hospitals & Clinics: Mitral valve disease

Research quality ratings and patient safety measures for medical facilities in specialties related to Mitral valve disease:

• Heart Health (Cardiac Care) -- Hospital Quality Ratings
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Choosing the Best Hospital: More general information, not necessarily in relation to Mitral valve disease, on hospital performance and surgical care quality:

• 50 Best Hospitals Report
• Outstanding Patient Experinece Award Winning Hospitals
• Women's Health Best Hospitals
• Patient Safety
• Hospital Quality and Clinical Excellence Study (2009)

Mitral valve disease: Rare Types

Rare types of diseases and disorders in related medical categories:

• Chronic Major Diseases -- Rare Types:
  • High Cholesterol -- Rare Types
  • Heart Disease -- Rare Types
  • Cancer -- Rare Types
  • Depression -- Rare Types
  • Type 2 Diabetes -- Rare Types
  • Type 1 Diabetes -- Rare Types
  • Hypertension -- Rare Types
  • Hemochromatosis -- Rare Types
  • Metabolic Syndrome -- Rare Types
• more rare diseases...»

Causes of Mitral valve disease

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More information about causes of Mitral valve disease:

• Mitral valve disease as a symptom

Latest Treatments for Mitral valve disease

• Oxygen
• IV fluid
• Digoxin
• B blockers
• Diuretics
• more treatments...»

See full list of 16 latest treatments for Mitral valve disease

Evidence Based Medicine Research for Mitral valve disease

Medical research articles related to Mitral valve disease include:

• Heart - mitral incompetence (diagram)
• Guidelines for the Management of Anticoagulant and Antiplatelet Therapy in Patients Undergoing Endoscopic Procedures
• (1) Guidelines for prevention of stroke in patients with ischemic stroke or transient ischemic attack. (2) Update to the AHA/ASA recommendations for the prevention of stroke in patients with stroke and transient ischemic attack.
• Valvular and structural heart disease. American College of Chest Physicians evidence-based clinical practice guidelines (8th edition).
• Heart - mitral stenosis (diagram)
• more research...»

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Patient Surveys for Mitral valve disease

• Patient Profile Survey
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• Survey about the symptoms of your Mitral valve disease
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Reseach about Mitral valve disease

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Statistics for Mitral valve disease

• Medical statistics for Mitral valve disease
• Prevalence and incidence statistics for Mitral valve disease
• Death and Mortality statistics for Mitral valve disease
• Society statistics for Mitral valve disease

Mitral valve disease: Broader Related Topics

• Heart conditions
• Heart valve diseases
• more types...»

Types of Mitral valve disease

Types of Mitral valve disease

• Mitral-valve prolapse
• Mitral regurgitation
• Mitral stenosis
• more types...»

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Stories from Users Related to Mitral valve disease

• My daughter and her mitral valve disorder

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