Mitral valve disease

Introduction: Mitral valve disease

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

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Home Diagnostic Testing

Home medical testing related to Mitral valve disease:

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  • Heart Electrocardiogram (ECG)
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Diagnostic Tests for Mitral valve disease

• Physical exam
• Stethoscope
• Electrocardiograph (ECG)
• Echocardiography

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Wrongly Diagnosed with Mitral valve disease?

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

Misdiagnosis and Mitral valve disease

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Causes of Mitral valve disease

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Statistics for Mitral valve disease

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Types of Mitral valve disease

• Mitral-valve prolapse
• Mitral regurgitation
• Mitral stenosis

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