Not exactly: Mitral regurgitation (mitral valve regurgitation, mitral incompetence, mitral insufficiency) is leakage of blood backward through the mitral valve each time the left ventricle contracts.
Answered 10/21/2013
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Different issues: Mitral stenosis: essentially means the valve doesn't open all the way, the valve in narrow or narrowed... Mitral regurgitation: means the valve leaks when it is closed.
Answered 3/26/2013
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