The mitral valve is located between the left atrium (LA) and the left ventricle (LV). In normal circulation, oxygenated blood comes from the lungs into the LA, Whe the LA contracts, the blood goes into the LV. When the LV contracts, the blood is pumped into the aorta for circulation throughout the body. The mitral valve prevents blood from going back up to the LA from the LV during ventricular contraction. Mitral regurgitation is when the mitral valve does not close properly during ventricular contraction, and allows blood to go back up to the LA.
The medical term for backflow of blood through the mitral valve is mitral regurgitation.
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aortic stenosis, aortic regurgitation and mitral regurgitation
Mitral insufficiency is a disorder of the heart in which the mitral valve does not close properly. It is also called mitral regurgitation and more info can be found here: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mitral_regurgitationMitral
Chordae tendinae left ventricle damage may result in severe consequences. These include Mitral valve prolapses, mitral regurgitation, bicuspid prolapse and bicuspid regurgitation.
Having a mechanical mitral valve is considered a condition affecting the heart, but it is not a primary heart condition. Rather, it is a treatment for a different underlying heart condition, such as mitral valve disease or regurgitation. The mechanical valve is a prosthetic device used to replace a malfunctioning or damaged natural mitral valve.
Mitral regurgitation or tricuspid regurgitation is the medical term meaning backflow of blood through the mitral or tricuspid valves, respectively.
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The Cleveland Clinic in Ohio is known for performing the largest number of mitral valve repairs in the United States. Mitral valve repair is a specialized surgical procedure to treat mitral valve regurgitation, a condition where the valve doesn't close properly, causing blood to flow backward in the heart. The Cleveland Clinic's Heart, Vascular & Thoracic Institute is renowned for its expertise in cardiac surgery, including mitral valve repair procedures.
Mitral regurgitation
The left atrium would receive blood flowing in the wrong direction through a defective mitral valve. This can happen during systole when the mitral valve fails to close properly, allowing blood to leak back into the left atrium from the left ventricle.
Heart attacks that damage the structures that support the mitral valve are a common cause of mitral valve insufficiency. Myxomatous degeneration can cause a "floppy" mitral valve that leaks.