Newark, DE
A 16-year-old female asked:
What is mitral valve regurgitation?
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Dr. Nestor Del rosarioanswered
Addiction Medicine 36 years experience
Backflow: The mitral valve is the between the left atrium and the left ventricle. As the left ventricle fills with blood, the blood in the left ventricle starts pushing on the mitral valve like the leaflets floating and when the ventricle squeezes, the mitral leaflets don't appose enough and allow some blood to flow back to the atrium instead of forward to the aorta.
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Dr. James Fergusonanswered
Pediatrics 48 years experience
Leaky: Your heart valves are supposed to be one way doors. Blood is supposed to be pushed out in one direction with the valve (door) closing behind. If the door doesn't close completely and or some blood leaks backward it is called regurgitation. A little bit is not a problem, a large amount can make the heart need to work too hard.
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A 37-year-old member asked:
Can mitral valve regurgitation hinder me?
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Dr. John Szawalukanswered
Cardiology 33 years experience
Possibly: Mitral regurgitation is not usually a problem depending on the cause until it is severe. Regular follow up with periodic echocardiograms are necessary. Speak with your doctor.
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CA
A 37-year-old member asked:
Is mitral valve regurgitation inherited?
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Dr. Mark Sternanswered
Cardiology 48 years experience
Sometimes: Like most conditions it is part inherited tendancy and part environment.
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Dr. Brian Mott commented
Thoracic Surgery 31 years experience
Mitral regurgitation results from weakening of the leaflet tissue or chordae in simple degenerative mr. Barlows disease is more severe tissue degeneration. Papillary muscle dysfunction usually is because of heart attack. Some of the tissue malformations may be hereditary to some degree
Aug 17, 2012
San Francisco, CA
A 26-year-old male asked:
How dangerous is mitral valve regurgitation ?
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Dr. James Fergusonanswered
Pediatrics 48 years experience
Varies with the defe: The seriousness of this defect varies with the defect. Possibly as much as 10% of adult females have a minor amount through their normal lifespan.It can also be so bad the patient cannot function without a valve replacement.
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A 41-year-old member asked:
What is a trace of mitral valve regurgitation?
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Dr. Robert Binfordanswered
Thoracic Surgery 40 years experience
Very small leak: The mitral valve prevents blood from flowing backwards out of the main pumping chamber of the heart (left ventricle). When a valve leaks we call this regugitation or insufficiency. One method of describing a leak is to classify it as trivial or trace, mild, moderate, or severe. A trace leak should not affect you heart in any way. A lot of people of this and never need anything done for it.
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A 39-year-old member asked:
What is "trivial mitral valve regurgitation"?
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Dr. Robert Binfordanswered
Thoracic Surgery 40 years experience
Very small leak: The mitral valve prevents blood from flowing backwards out of the main pumping chamber of the heart (left ventricle). When a valve leaks we call this regugitation or insufficiency. One method of describing a leak is to classify it as trivial, mild, moderate, or severe. A trivial leak should not affect you heart in any way. A lot of people of this and never need anything done for it.
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