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If a patient has mitral stenosis how will this cause failure of the heart?
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Right heart failure: Blood backs up in the left atrium which overflows into the two vena cavae which lead to distention of these veins which swells the liver and the ankles. If it becomes more severe, then, the right ventricle distends and blood backs up into the lungs and causes shortness of breath. This is called right heart failure. Also, insufficient blood gets to the rest of the body because the left ventricle.
Answered 3/13/2016
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YES: Over time it can lead to heart failure.
Answered 4/22/2012
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