INTRODUCTION: There are multiple causes of mitral regurgitation. Its etiology includes floppy valve, postinflammatory disease, infective endocarditis, and other disorders. Recently, there has been ...

Known causes of primary and secondary mitral regurgitation are listed below. Primary mitral regurgitation results from disease of, or damage, to the mitral valve apparatus itself. The mitral valve ...

There are many causes of left atrial and left ventricular dilation, and the treatment of this type of mitral regurgitation is directed at the primary cause. For example, if a patient develops ...

Mitral valve stenosis and mitral valve regurgitation can both affect your mitral valve. Stenosis causes symptoms like shortness of breath, chest pain, and fluid build-up. Regurgitation can also ...

MR: Mitral regurgitation; NYHA: New York Heart Association. The authors have no relevant affiliations or financial involvement with any organization or entity with a financial interest in or ...