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Is mitral regurgitation and mitral valve prolapse the same?
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No: Mitral vlve prolapse can lead to mitral regurgitation of significance in rare cases, diseases of the left heart can produce mitral regurgitation of varying degres
Answered 3/3/2020
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No: Mitral valve prolapse refers to the mitral valve leaflets being stretched out and bulging (or prolapsing) into the left atrium ... Mitral regurgitation is leaking of blood from the left ventricule backwards into the left atrium through a leaky mitral valve ...
Answered 11/2/2019
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ONE CAUSES THE OTHER: When a leaflet prolapses it causes varying degrees of regurgitation.
Answered 11/5/2019
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