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A 36-year-old member asked:

Does trace mitral valve regurgitation cause shortness of breath and palpitations?

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Dr. Mark Sternanswered

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No: No, it must be much worse to do that.

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Dr. Louis Grenzer

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Dr. Calvin Weisbergeranswered

53 years experience

Mitral regurgitation: Trace mitral regurgitation means that only a very small amount of additional blood volume is stressing the heart, this is usually not significant. For mitral regurgitation to cause shortness of breath it has to be a significant amount say 30% or more of each contraction. Palpitations can happen with minimal mitral regurgitation.

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Dr. Calvin Weisbergeranswered

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Mitral regurgitation: In general no, but consult your doctor if you are having symptoms.

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