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Is a mitrovalve tear hereditary?
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Mitral valve: Mitral valve tear is not usually hereditary.
Answered 6/25/2013
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No: I don't know what a mitral valve 'tear' is. Someone has described something to you using lay language, which is not helpful. There is an entity called a mitral valve cleft, which folks can be born with. It is not hereditary.
Answered 9/5/2013
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