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Mitral valve regurgitation is the most common type of heart valve disease. In this condition, the valve between the left heart chambers doesn't close fully. Blood leaks backward across the valve. If the leakage is severe, not enough blood moves through the heart or to the rest of the body.
Some of the blood in your heart isn’t flowing the right way if you have mitral valve regurgitation. Learn the signs and what you can do about it.
Surgery for mitral valve disease includes mitral valve repair and mitral valve replacement. Your health care team discusses the risks and benefits of each type of heart valve with you to determine which valve may be best for you.
What's mitral valve regurgitation? Mitral regurgitation is leakage of blood backward through the mitral valve each time the left ventricle contracts. A leaking mitral valve allows blood to flow in two directions during the contraction.
Mitral valve regurgitation is the backward flow of blood through your heart’s mitral valve. This “door” connects the two chambers on the left side of your heart. It opens and closes when your heart beats.
Mitral regurgitation (MR) is the most common valvular abnormality worldwide, affecting over 2% of the total population, and has a prevalence that increases with age.[1][2][3] MR is the retrograde flow of blood from the left ventricle (LV) into the left atrium (LA) through the mitral valve (MV), causing a systolic murmur heard best at the apex of the heart with the sound radiating to the left ...
Mitral valve regurgitation (MR), or mitral insufficiency, occurs when your mitral valve no longer closes tightly, causing blood to flow the wrong way. At UPMC, we use the latest technology to diagnose and treat MR. Whether you need medicine or surgery for mitral valve regurgitation, we ensure you get the right care.