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.
Mitral valve
Mitral Valve
The Mitral Valve is in the heart, so a doctor will use a stethoscope to listen to your heart.
there are 4 heart valves.
Mitral valve
The mitral and aortic valves may also be affected by deposits of calcium in the heart that occurs with aging. This can lead to thickening and leakage of heart valves. Heart attacks also can damage the mitral valve structures.
One valve is the mitral valve in the heart.
Mitral Valve
Having a mechanical mitral valve is considered a condition affecting the heart, but it is not a primary heart condition. Rather, it is a treatment for a different underlying heart condition, such as mitral valve disease or regurgitation. The mechanical valve is a prosthetic device used to replace a malfunctioning or damaged natural mitral valve.
Class III refers to the degree of congestive heart failure, but not directly to mitral valve prolapse. Ask your cardiologist if you have any degree of heart failure as a result of mitral valve prolapse.
Mitral valve
A sticky heart valve is another term for mitral valve prolapse. Mitral valve prolapse is when one of the mitral valves swings up towards the atrium when it opens causing blood to leak back into the atrium.