Mitral Valve Insufficiency
Description
  Backflow of blood from the LEFT VENTRICLE into the LEFT ATRIUM due to imperfect closure of the MITRAL VALVE. This can lead to mitral valve regurgitation.
Synonyms
  Mitral Incompetence
Mitral Regurgitation
Mitral Valve Incompetence
Mitral Insufficiency
Mitral Valve Regurgitation
Incompetence, Mitral
Incompetence, Mitral Valve
Insufficiency, Mitral
Insufficiency, Mitral Valve
Regurgitation, Mitral
Regurgitation, Mitral Valve
Valve Incompetence, Mitral
Valve Insufficiency, Mitral
Valve Regurgitation, Mitral
Parents
  Heart Valve Diseases
Experts
  David B. Campbell
Charles E. Chambers
William R. Davidson, Jr.
Kane High
Jianhua Li
Donald E. Martin
John L. Myers
Walter E. Pae, Jr.
Min Pu
Lawrence I. Sinoway
John Tarbell
Howard S. Weber
Tree Numbers
  C14.280.484.461
MeSH ID
  D008944

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