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Mitral valve prolapse can cause blood to leak backward, a condition called mitral valve regurgitation. If mitral valve regurgitation is due to problems with the mitral valve, the condition is called primary mitral valve regurgitation.
If you have mitral valve regurgitation, a whooshing sound called a murmur may be heard. The mitral valve heart murmur is the sound of blood leaking backward through the valve. Tests may be done to confirm a diagnosis of mitral valve regurgitation or to check for other conditions that can cause similar symptoms.
Mitral valve regurgitation is when your blood isn’t going where it should. With this condition, some of it leaks backward instead of flowing out to the rest of your body. You may...
Mild mitral regurgitation often does not have any symptoms. Most symptoms occur gradually and may include coughing, exhaustion, lightheadedness, increased urination at night, rapid breathing or palpitations.
Mitral valve regurgitation is a leaky valve in your heart’s left side. This common form of heart valve disease may not cause symptoms if the leak is minor. But a more severe leak can cause symptoms and affect how your heart works.
Mitral regurgitation, or mitral valve regurgitation, is when your mitral valve doesn’t properly close and blood flows backward through your heart. Your mitral valve is located between the two...
A leaking mitral valve allows blood to flow in two directions during the contraction. Some blood flows from the left ventricle through the aortic valve — as it should — and some blood flows back into the left atrium. Watch an animation of mitral valve regurgitation.