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The mitral valve does not have cups; instead, it consists of two leaflets, commonly referred to as cusps. These cusps are named the anterior and posterior leaflets and function to regulate blood flow between the left atrium and left ventricle of the heart. The design of the mitral valve allows it to open and close effectively, preventing backflow during the cardiac cycle.
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Who gets mitral valve stenosis?
Twice as many women as men are affected by mitral valve stenosis. About 60% of patients with mitral valve stenosis have had rheumatic fever.
What is the medical term meaning backflow of blood through the mitral valve?
Mitral regurgitation is backflow of blood through the mitral valve.
How do heart attacks affect the mitral valve?
Heart attacks that damage the structures that support the mitral valve are a common cause of mitral valve insufficiency. Myxomatous degeneration can cause a "floppy" mitral valve that leaks.
The mitral valve is closed when?
The mitral valve is closed when the left ventricle is contracting.
2 other names for the bicuspid valve?
left atrioventricular valve and left mitral valve
What is the medical term meaning narrowing of the mitral valve?
Mitral stenosis is the medical term meaning narrowing of the mitral valve.
Another name for the left AV valve?
The left atrioventricular valve is also known as the mitral valve.
What is the valve in the heart?
Mitral valve
Abnormal narrowing of the opening of the mitral valve is known as mitral?
Mitral stenosis
Blood flow from the mitral valve to the bicuspid valve?
The mitral and bicuspid valves are the same thing.
Located between left upper and lower chambers of the heart?
Mitral valve
A valve in the heart that guards the opening between the left atrium and the left ventricle that prevents the blood in the ventricle from returning to the atrium?
The Mitral valve.
