The mitral valve is closed when the left ventricle is contracting.
The mitral valve, also called the AV valve, closes during ventricular systole, which is one of the part of the cardiac cycle. When the atria contracts (atrial systole), the ventricules fill with blood, causing the mitral valve to close in order to avoid the blood from flowing back into the atrium. Hope it helps!!
Mitral regurgitation is backflow of blood through 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.
left atrioventricular valve and left mitral valve
Mitral stenosis is the medical term meaning narrowing of the mitral valve.
The left atrioventricular valve is also known as the mitral valve.
Mitral valve
Mitral 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.
The mitral and bicuspid valves are the same thing.
Mitral valve
The Mitral valve.