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| | Mitral regurgitation - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
 | | The chest x-ray in individuals with chronic mitral regurgitation is characterized by enlargement of the left atrium and the left ventricle. | | | The pathophysiology of mitral regurgitation can be broken into three phases of the disease process: the acute phase, the chronic compensated phase, and the chronic decompensated phase. | | | Secondary mitral regurgitation is due to the dilatation of the left ventricle, causing stretching of the mitral valve annulus and displacement of the papillary muscles. |
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| | Timing of surgery in mitral regurgitation -- Otto 89 (1): 100 -- Heart |
| | of mitral regurgitation and the likelihood of surgical valve | | | The role of echocardiography in the timing of surgical intervention for chronic aortic and mitral regurgitation. | | | This paper emphasises the importance of valve anatomy and regurgitant severity as primary factors determining clinical outcome in patients with myxomatous mitral valve disease. |
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| | eMedicine - Mitral Regurgitation : Article by Daniel DiSandro, MD |
| | Ischemia is responsible for 3%-25% of mitral regurgitation. | | | With acute mitral regurgitation, the ruptured chordae tendineae or papillary muscle, as well as perforated interventricular septum, can be visualized. | | | Rapid atrial fibrillation secondary to chronic mitral regurgitation should be controlled with digoxin or diltiazem. |
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| | Postgraduate Medicine: Native mitral valve regurgitation |
| | Quinapril therapy in patients with chronic mitral regurgitation. | | | Bishay and associates (14) performed mitral valve surgery in 44 patients with left ventricular systolic dysfunction (mean ejection fraction, 28%) and severe mitral regurgitation. | | | With chronic, compensated mitral regurgitation, the hemodynamic assessment may be unremarkable. |
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| | MedlinePlus Medical Encyclopedia: Mitral regurgitation - acute |
| | Emergency surgery may be necessary if acute regurgitation is severe, usually resulting from endocarditis (valve infection), heart attack, or ruptured cordae (one of the supporting structures of the mitral valve). | | | Regurgitation (leaking from insufficient valve closure) is caused by diseases that weaken or damage the valve or its supporting structures. | | | These conditions may rupture the valve, the papillary muscle or chordae tendineae (the structures that anchor the valve cusps). |
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| | Mitral valve regurgitation |
| | Mitral valve prolapse is a condition in which the leaflets and supporting cords of the mitral valve weaken. | | | Surgeons are working on developing less invasive techniques to treat valve disorders, such as repairing mitral valves using endoscopy, which uses smaller incisions, or possibly using robotic surgery to repair the mitral valve. | | | Treatment for mitral valve regurgitation depends on the severity and progression of your condition. |
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| | EVEREST, MR - Mitral Regurgitation, MV -Mitral Valve, Blood Flow, MitraClip and Heart Failure -- Evalve, Inc. |
| | Since access to the mitral valve occurs through a patient’s vein (in the groin), there is no need for the patient to receive a thoracotomy or sternotomy (surgical incision into the chest), as is required for open heart surgery. | | | The Evalve percutaneous mitral valve repair system is used by interventional cardiologists and is intended to reduce mitral regurgitation (MR), adapting the open surgical Edge-to-Edge (E2E) technique in a less invasive catheter-based procedure. | | | Since the Evalve procedure is not surgical, patients may not have the long recovery time associated with open heart surgery. |
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| | Mitral valve regurgitation |
| | Mitral valve regurgitation can be an acute (sudden and generally more severe) problem or a chronic (long-term) problem. | | | This damage to the valve can be caused by a myocardial infarction (heart attack), by infective endocarditis, or other conditions that affect the heart valves. | | | The underlying cause of your heart valve's problem closing is related to a weakened or damaged valve. |
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| | Mitral Regurgitation: Heart Valve Disorders: Merck Manual Home Edition |
| | If mitral regurgitation is severe, the chest x-ray may also show fluid accumulation in the lungs. | | | However, in people with moderate regurgitation, surgery increases the chance of a good outcome and reduces the risk of worsening heart failure. | | | In North America, Western Europe, and Australasia, a more common cause of mitral regurgitation is a heart attack, which can damage the supporting structures of the mitral valve. |
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| | Mitral Valve Regurgitation -- Cardiology Advisor |
| | When the mitral valve doesn't close properly, some of the blood from the ventricle is forced back up (regurgitated) into the left atrium instead of flowing out to the rest of the body. | | | An advantage of this kind of surgery is that long-term use of blood-thinning drugs is not needed. | | | This content is reviewed periodically and is subject to change as new health information becomes available. |
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| | Mitral Regurgitation - Patient UK |
| | But in some people the antibodies also 'attack' various parts of the body, in particular the mitral valve. | | | This tends to occur on exercise at first, but occurs at rest if the regurgitation becomes worse. | | | If you need surgery, a surgeon will advise on which is the best option for your situation. |
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| | Mitral Valve Regurgitation - Quest Diagnostics Patient Health Library |
| | You may need surgery to repair or replace your mitral valve if the regurgitation becomes severe, if the size of your left ventricle (your heart's main pumping chamber) increases, or if your heart weakens. | | | There are two forms of mitral valve regurgitation: chronic and acute. | | | More on chronic and acute mitral valve regurgitation |
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| | Heart valve repair or replacement for mitral valve regurgitation or prolapse |
| | The exact risks of mitral valve surgery vary depending on the person's specific condition and general health prior to surgery. | | | Repair of the heart valve usually is the preferred and more common type of surgery for MVP because it is a simpler surgical procedure and has a lower risk of infection. | | | The outcome of mitral valve replacement depends upon a person's overall health, including other underlying conditions. |
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| | Management of ischaemic mitral regurgitation -- Iung 89 (4): 459 -- Heart |
| | A new therapeutic approach for ischemic mitral regurgitation. | | | Vasoactive drugs in chronic regurgitant lesions of the mitral and aortic valves. | | | Design of a new surgical approach for ventricular remodeling to relieve ischemic mitral regurgitation. |
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| | MITRAL REGURGITATION |
| | You may need to have surgery to fix or replace your mitral valve. | | | This causes health problems because the blood flows backward through the mitral valve instead of forward. | | | Surgery: There are two types of surgery you may have to repair or replace your mitral valve: |
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| | Mitral Valve Regurgitation |
| | Also, echocardiography can help determine if the heart's main pumping chamber (left ventricle) is functioning properly, if any structural problems exist that may affect the mitral valve, and if the chambers of the heart are enlarged. | | | How does my doctor determine which valve problem I may have? | | | It is a "quiet" condition and often has no symptoms. |
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| | The Atrioventricular Valves - Mitral Regurgitation |
| | Now that primary valvular reconstruction, rather than replacement is possible, a surgeon experienced in interpretation of echocardiographic data may precisely identify disordered valvular anatomy and predict patient suitability for surgical valvuloplasty. | | | Direct imaging of the valves, however, frequently reveals the etiology of the regurgitation and provides very useful information for planning surgical approaches. | | | Nevertheless, echocardiography can contribute significantly to the assessment of a patient with mitral regurgitation by indicating the hemodynamic severity and by determining the pathogenesis, both of which have important prognostic implications. |
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| | The Auscultation Assistant - Mitral Regurgitation |
| | Mitral valve regurgitation is usually either a congenital condition or a consequence of rheumatic heart disease, marked left ventricular dilatation, acute infective endocarditis, or papillary muscle dysfunction secondary to acute or prior myocardial infarction. | | | You are listening to a typical example of a murmur caused by mitral valve regurgitation. | | | Although S1 is due to a combination of mitral and tricuspid valve closure, the mitral valve is the louder aspect. |
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| | Mitral Regurgitation |
| | In mitral regurgitation, the structures that hold the mitral valve leaflets in place commonly are stretched, preventing the valve from closing properly. | | | Compare the differences in the circumference of the mitral valve and the size of the opening ("orifice") of the valve in mitral regurgitation with those in the normal heart. | | | In mitral regurgitation, the mitral valve does not close fully. |
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| | Medcyclopaedia - Mitral regurgitation |
| | The chest radiograph shows left atrial and left ventricular enlargement and pulmonary venous congestion in moderate to severe regurgitation. | | | Doppler studies using the apical four chamber view are able to assess the severity of the regurgitation. | | | Pulmonary oedema may be seen when the left atrial pressure is very high. |
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http://www.medcyclopaedia.com/library/topics/volume_vii/m/MITRAL_REGURGITATION.aspx
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| | Regurgitation articles, support groups, and resources |
| | Follow-up to painful palpitations and tricuspid regurgitation questions (Heart Forum) | | | Timing of Mitral Valve Repair Surgery/New Study on asymptomatic patients (Heart Forum) | | | Progression of Mitral Valve Regurgitation Symptoms (Heart Forum) |
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| | Introduction: Mitral regurgitation - WrongDiagnosis.com |
| | Treatments for Mitral regurgitation: Various information is available about treatments available for Mitral regurgitation, or research treatments for other diseases. | | | Researching symptoms of Mitral regurgitation: Further information about the symptoms of Mitral regurgitation is available including a list of symptoms of Mitral regurgitation, other diseases that might have similar symptoms in differential diagnosis of Mitral regurgitation, or alternatively return to research other symptoms in the symptom center. | | | Misdiagnosis and Mitral regurgitation: Research more detailed information about misdiagnosis of Mitral regurgitation, underlying causes of Mitral regurgitation (possibly misdiagnosed), or research misdiagnosis of other diseases. |
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| | GASNet Anesthesiology: Mitral Regurgitation |
| | Regurgitation severity is determined by expressing the area of the jet in relationship to atrial dimensions. | | | The depth of penetration into the atrium represents the degree of regurgitation. | | | The severity of regurgitation is assessed by measuring the cross-sectional area of the jet. |
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| | Mitral regurgitation definition - Medical Dictionary definitions of popular medical terms |
| | Mitral regurgitation definition - Medical Dictionary definitions of popular medical terms | | | Heart Valve Disease - When the hearts valves do not work as they should, the primary diagnosis is valvular heart disease. | | | Mitral regurgitation: Backflow of blood from the left ventricle to the left atrium of the heart due to mitral insufficiency from incomplete closure of the mitral valve. |
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| | The Atrioventricular Valves - Rheumatic Mitral Regurgitation |
| | When regurgitation is dominant, with little or no stenosis, the rheumatic changes in the mitral valve may be minimal and are frequently confined to a restriction of posterior leaflet motion, but without frank reversal of motion direction. | | | The pathological changes in the valve described earlier indicate the rheumatic etiology, but the presence of mild regurgitation usually cannot be detected by echocardiographic studies and it is best diagnosed by auscultation or by Doppler. | | | However, extreme enlargement of the left atrium, especially if accompanied by a heavily calcified valve and enlargement of the left ventricle (which is normally small in pure stenosis, reflecting low cardiac output), should give strong suspicion of significant regurgitation. |
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