RegurgitationValvularLeafletsTerm mitralLeft atriumLeafletSignificant proporChordae tendineaeChordal ruptureFlapsReplace the mitral valveProsthetic valvesSevere mitralSymptomsInsufficiencyEchocardiographyApparatusSyndromeSystoleOccurEndocarditisStenosisOccursInfectionTricuspid valveVentricular arrhythmiasAortic valveRheumaticSystolicAnnulusAntibioticsHeart's valvesBackflowMinimally invasiveLeakyCongenital or acquiredLeakageMyxomatousStethoscopeCloses tightlyBenignCrileyBarlowDisordersHeart valvesAutonomicOpensConnectiveContractsFloppy valveCommonLeakFlows
Regurgitation28
- Mitral Valve Prolapse murmur at mitral area Heart sounds of a 16-year-old girl diagnosed with mitral valve prolapse and mitral regurgitation. (wikipedia.org)
- Mitral valve prolapse is frequently associated with mild mitral regurgitation, where blood aberrantly flows from the left ventricle into the left atrium during systole. (wikipedia.org)
- In the United States, MVP is the most common cause of severe, non-ischemic mitral regurgitation. (wikipedia.org)
- The degree of MVP regurgitation severeness is usually estimated in grading system: 0 (none or trivial) Grade 1 (mild) Grade 2 (moderate) Grade 3 (moderate to severe) Grade 4 (severe) People with mitral valve prolapse might have arrhythmic mitral valve prolapse which includes higher incidence of ventricular contraction disorders and tachycardia compared to the normal population, although the relationship between both phenomena is not entirely clear. (wikipedia.org)
- Prolapse of both mitral leaflets and the presence of mitral regurgitation further increases the risk of severe ventricular arrhythmias during exertion, which may not be resolved with surgery. (wikipedia.org)
- citation needed] Severe mitral valve prolapse and moderate-to-severe mitral regurgitation and reduced left ventricular ejection fraction is associated with arrhythmias and atrial fibrillation that can progress to cardiac arrest and sudden cardiac death (SCD). (wikipedia.org)
- Mitral regurgitation (MR) develops in some patients with mitral valve prolapse, particularly those with more significant prolapse, when the valve edges fail to coapt. (medscape.com)
- This is called mitral regurgitation. (kidshealth.org)
- If the condition causes a lot of mitral regurgitation, doctors may prescribe blood pressure medicine to control how hard the heart muscle works. (kidshealth.org)
- No specific treatment is necessary unless significant mitral regurgitation is present. (msdmanuals.com)
- Rupture of a degenerate chorda can allow part of the valve leaflet to flail into the atrium, which typically causes severe regurgitation. (msdmanuals.com)
- Severe symptomatic mitral regurgitation is rare. (top-medical-schools.org)
- If the patient also suffers from mitral regurgitation, a systolic heart murmur can also be identified. (top-medical-schools.org)
- If mitral regurgitation is suspected, it can be diagnosed by Doppler echocardiography. (top-medical-schools.org)
- All patients had severe mitral regurgitation documented by intraoperative TEE. (northwestern.edu)
- No correlates of late mitral regurgitation were identified by multivariable analysis. (northwestern.edu)
- In the absence of significant anterior chordal pathology, a strategy of posterior leaflet resection and annuloplasty corrects anterior leaflet prolapse and mitral regurgitation, and provides a durable repair without the necessity of additional procedures on the anterior leaflet. (northwestern.edu)
- Mitral valve regurgitation, or mitral insufficiency, occurs when your mitral valve no longer closes tightly, causing blood to flow the wrong way. (upmc.com)
- Whether you need medicine or surgery for mitral valve regurgitation, we make sure you get the right care. (upmc.com)
- Mitral regurgitation (MR) occurs when the mitral valve doesn't close properly, and blood leaks back into the heart's left upper chamber. (upmc.com)
- This type of mitral regurgitation is degenerative regurgitation. (upmc.com)
- Changes in heart rhythm can occur when mitral regurgitation causes the upper left chamber to get larger. (upmc.com)
- Why choose UPMC's Center for Heart Valve Disease for mitral regurgitation care? (upmc.com)
- Tailor mitral valve regurgitation treatment plans to each person's needs. (upmc.com)
- Aortic regurgitation is another of the most common reasons for valve replacement. (medicalnewstoday.com)
- The two most common valvular disorders in older adults are aortic stenosis and mitral regurgitation. (dan.org)
- Thus, left atrial enlargement can result in mitral regurgitation by affecting the posterior leaflet. (medscape.com)
- Thus, annular dilatation of the mitral valve causes poor leaflet apposition, which results in mitral regurgitation. (medscape.com)
Valvular8
- Mitral valve prolapse (MVP) is a valvular heart disease characterized by the displacement of an abnormally thickened mitral valve leaflet into the left atrium during systole. (wikipedia.org)
- Another locus on chromosome X has also been found to cosegregate with a rare form of mitral valve prolapse called X-linked myxomatous valvular dystrophy. (medscape.com)
- Overview of Cardiac Valvular Disorders Any heart valve can become stenotic or insufficient (also termed regurgitant or incompetent), causing hemodynamic changes long before symptoms. (msdmanuals.com)
- A valvular prolapse is an abnormal protrusion of a heart valve that causes the valve to not close completely. (bartleby.com)
- The symptoms of valvular disorders vary depending on which valve is affected as well as on the type and severity of the change. (dan.org)
- This microscopic examination has also revealed a dissociation of the mitral valvular wall by myxoid substance (Fig. 5). (ispub.com)
- Figure 5: Dissociation of the mitral valvular wall due to myxoid substance. (ispub.com)
- or acquired valvular disorder, including mitral valve prolapse or prior IE. (medscape.com)
Leaflets15
- Mitral valve prolapse (MVP), the most common anomaly of the mitral valve apparatus, occurs when one or both mitral valve leaflets excessively billows into the left atrium toward the end of systole. (medscape.com)
- Mitral valves excised from patients with severe MR secondary to mitral valve prolapse have large leaflets and various histologic alterations. (medscape.com)
- Mitral valve prolapse (MVP) is a heterogeneous disorder and may originate from various underlying causes affecting one or more portions of the mitral valve leaflets, chordae tendineae, papillary muscle, and/or valve annulus. (medscape.com)
- The mitral valve has two flaps (or "leaflets") of tissue that swing shut to prevent the blood in the ventricle from flowing backward into the left atrium. (kidshealth.org)
- Mitral valve prolapse (MVP) is a billowing of mitral valve leaflets into the left atrium during systole. (msdmanuals.com)
- The chordae become longer and thinner and the valve leaflets enlarge and become rubbery. (msdmanuals.com)
- These changes result in floppy valve leaflets that can balloon back (prolapse) into the left atrium when the left ventricle contracts. (msdmanuals.com)
- MR) due to mitral valve prolapse may occur in patients with apparently normal mitral valve leaflets (ie, nonmyxomatous) due to ischemic papillary muscle dysfunction or rheumatic chordal rupture. (msdmanuals.com)
- When performing an echocardiography, the thickened valve leaflets are noticeable. (top-medical-schools.org)
- Barlow's syndrome was diagnosed by electrocardiogram, phonocardiogram and chest X-ray.3 The mitral valve apparatus includes tow leaflets, chordae tendineae, anulus, left atrium, papillary muscles and left ventricular wall (Devereux et al. (bartleby.com)
- Each valve consists of a set of flaps (also called "leaflets" or "cusps") that open and close to enable blood to flow in the correct direction. (dan.org)
- During ventricular systole, the mitral valve closes and prevents backflow to the LA. The normal function of the mitral valve depends on its 6 components, which are (1) the left atrial wall, (2) the annulus, (3) the leaflets, (4) the chordae tendineae, (5) the papillary muscles, and (6) the left ventricular wall (see the image below). (medscape.com)
- The mitral apparatus is composed of the left atrial wall, the annulus, the leaflets, the chordae tendineae, the papillary muscles, and the left ventricular wall. (medscape.com)
- The mitral annulus is a fibrous ring that connects with the leaflets. (medscape.com)
- [ 2 ] The annulus functions as a sphincter that contracts and reduces the surface area of the valve during systole to ensure complete closure of the leaflets. (medscape.com)
Term mitral2
- The term mitral valve prolapse syndrome is often used to refer to the collection of these manifestations. (medscape.com)
- The term mitral valve is due to the similarity of the flap with a miter, a bishop's miter. (top-medical-schools.org)
Left atrium7
- The mitral (MY-trul) valve is between the left atrium and the left ventricle . (kidshealth.org)
- When there's more than a little leakage (a "leaky valve"), the doctor may hear a whooshing sound as some blood moves backward into the left atrium. (kidshealth.org)
- In the case of a mitral valve prolapse syndrome or mitral valve prolapse, the posterior mitral valve flap expands or balloons into the left atrium of the heart. (top-medical-schools.org)
- The mitral valve opens when blood flows in from the left atrium towards the left ventricle. (top-medical-schools.org)
- During auscultation, a systolic click can be heard, which is considered to be an expression of the systolic valve leaflet protrusion in the direction of the left atrium. (top-medical-schools.org)
- The mitral valve is found between the left atrium and the left ventricle, which allow blood to flow from the left atrium into the left ventricle preventing backflow of blood back into the left atrium. (bartleby.com)
- The mitral valve regulates blood flow between the left atrium and left ventricle. (cvicfl.com)
Leaflet9
- Although mid-systolic click (sound of prolapsing mitral leaflet) and systolic murmur have been noticed earlier with stethoscope in 1887 by physicians M. Cuffer and M. Barbillon. (wikipedia.org)
- In these patients, the posterior leaflet in the floppy valve tends to have a significantly longer basal free-edge length and more frequent chordal rupture compared with patients with postinflammatory disease. (medscape.com)
- Is anterior leaflet repair always necessary in repair of bileaflet mitral valve prolapse? (northwestern.edu)
- Traditionally, bileaflet prolapse has been treated by posterior leaflet resection combined with one of a number of procedures designed to support the anterior leaflet. (northwestern.edu)
- This study was undertaken to evaluate the effectiveness of a strategy of posterior leaflet resection and annuloplasty alone for patients with bileaflet prolapse and no anterior chordal rupture or severe anterior chordal elongation. (northwestern.edu)
- From 1993 to 1997, 93 patients with transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) demonstrated bileaflet prolapse and without anterior chordal rupture or important anterior chordal elongation had primary isolated mitral valve repair consisting only of posterior leaflet resection (quadrangular in 28 and sliding in 65) and annuloplasty (Cosgrove-Edwards in 83, pericardial in 9, and Carpentier-Edwards in 1). (northwestern.edu)
- Dive into the research topics of 'Is anterior leaflet repair always necessary in repair of bileaflet mitral valve prolapse? (northwestern.edu)
- This occurs when you're born with excess leaflet tissue, known as a "floppy mitral valve. (upmc.com)
- [ 6 ] During systole or mitral valve closure, the rough zone of the anterior leaflet will appose to the rough zone of the posterior leaflet. (medscape.com)
Significant propor1
- However, in a significant proportion of patients, the mitral valve prolapse is trivial, and no such associated manifestations are present. (medscape.com)
Chordae tendineae2
- This is occasionally due to rupture of the chordae tendineae that support the mitral valve. (wikipedia.org)
- Mitral valve prolapse may be secondary to rupture or dysfunction of the papillary muscles following myocardial infarction or ischemia, rupture of chordae tendineae due to infective endocarditis, or abnormal left ventricular wall motion in the setting of myocardial ischemia and/or primary myocardial disease. (medscape.com)
Chordal rupture1
- An extreme form of prolapse could include chordal rupture, in which the prolapsed mitral valve is flail. (medscape.com)
Flaps14
- Heart valves have flaps that open and close. (medlineplus.gov)
- Mitral valve prolapse (MVP) happens when the flaps of the mitral valve become floppy and don't close tightly. (medlineplus.gov)
- In mitral valve prolapse, one or both flaps bulges back into the atrium when they shut, a bit like a balloon. (kidshealth.org)
- Sometimes, the flaps of the mitral valve make a sound when they close, like when you flick or snap a towel, called a "click. (kidshealth.org)
- If a child has mitral valve prolapse, the bulging valve flaps usually are seen when the heart beats. (kidshealth.org)
- The flaps of the valve are "floppy" and don't close tightly. (healthviber.com)
- The mitral valve, found between the heart's left upper and lower chambers, has two flaps. (upmc.com)
- When the heart contracts, the mitral valve's two flaps open to let blood flow from the upper chamber to the lower one. (upmc.com)
- Mitral valve prolapse causes one or both of the valve's two flaps are stretch or get too large. (upmc.com)
- Over time, one of the flaps may rupture from its attachment to the heart muscle, leading to worse valve leakage. (upmc.com)
- Can lead to scarring of the flaps and cause the valve to leak. (upmc.com)
- Some people are born with damage to the flaps, causing the valve to work improperly. (upmc.com)
- People with conditions that can harm the valve or flaps or affect the valve's function are at higher risk. (upmc.com)
- The mitral valve has two flaps that keep blood from back flowing. (cvicfl.com)
Replace the mitral valve2
- Very few people will need surgery to repair or replace the mitral valve. (healthviber.com)
- Mitral valve replacement is surgery to replace the mitral valve with an artificial (prosthetic) valve. (bartleby.com)
Prosthetic valves4
- Defective valves may be either repaired or replaced by prosthetic valves. (dan.org)
- [ 3 ] and appears to be more D-shaped, rather than circular as prosthetic valves are (see the image below). (medscape.com)
- A time/trend analysis showed that there was a slight overall increase in rates of IE during the 11 years studied, which was presumed to be related to the aging of the population as well as the increased use of prosthetic valves, pacemakers, and defibrillators during the time frame. (medscape.com)
- [ 4 ] If there has been an overall increase in cases of IE, it largely appears to be associated with staphylococci acquired through such risk factors as increases in injection drug use and the increased prevalence of prosthetic valves, pacemakers, defibrillators, and surgically repaired congenital heart disease, rather than an increase in dental microbes resulting from reduced antibiotic use. (medscape.com)
Severe mitral1
- Very rarely, MR caused by severe mitral valve prolapse can lead to sudden death. (upmc.com)
Symptoms7
- What are the symptoms of mitral valve prolapse (MVP)? (medlineplus.gov)
- Besides the symptoms attributable to the MR, various neuroendocrine and autonomic disturbances occur in some patients with mitral valve prolapse. (medscape.com)
- Mitral valve prolapse usually doesn't cause symptoms or affect everyday life. (kidshealth.org)
- The symptoms that occur with a mitral valve prolapse syndrome are often very unspecific. (top-medical-schools.org)
- If there are no symptoms, a mitral valve prolapse syndrome can usually only be discovered by the doctor by chance. (top-medical-schools.org)
- Most people who have mitral valve prolapse (MVP) don't need treatment because they don't have symptoms and complications. (healthviber.com)
- Medications may be used to treat symptoms or a leaky valve. (cvicfl.com)
Insufficiency1
- MR, or mitral insufficiency, is one of the more common types of heart valve disorders. (upmc.com)
Echocardiography1
- The diagnosis of MVP depends upon echocardiography, which uses ultrasound to visualize the mitral valve. (wikipedia.org)
Apparatus3
- A mitral valve prolapse syndrome is a congenital malformation of the heart in the mitral valve apparatus. (top-medical-schools.org)
- Can lead to a rupture of the valve apparatus. (upmc.com)
- Components of the mitral valve apparatus. (medscape.com)
Syndrome11
- Mitral valve prolapse syndrome was recognized as early as 1916, when Sir James MacKenzie described the soldier's heart in spare, thin young men with great vasomotor instability, easy fatigability, breathlessness, and pain over the region of the heart. (medscape.com)
- Mitral valve prolapse sometimes happens with health conditions that involve the body's connective tissue (tissue that supports organs and other tissue), such as Marfan syndrome and Ehlers-Danlos syndrome. (kidshealth.org)
- The first description of mitral valve prolapse syndrome was in 1963 by South African heart specialist John B. Barlow. (top-medical-schools.org)
- In principle, however, a mitral valve prolapse syndrome can occur at any age. (top-medical-schools.org)
- A mitral valve prolapse syndrome is caused by a connective tissue disorder. (top-medical-schools.org)
- In most cases, the course of a mitral valve prolapse syndrome is classified as positive. (top-medical-schools.org)
- The mitral valve prolapse syndrome primarily causes problems with the heart. (top-medical-schools.org)
- In most cases, it is no longer possible for the patient to carry out strenuous activities or sports due to the mitral valve prolapse syndrome. (top-medical-schools.org)
- Barlow and Bosman) It was first called Barlow's Syndrome before being called mitral valve prolapse by Criley (Barlow and Bosman),(Criley et al. (bartleby.com)
- MVP is also referred to as Barlow's syndrome, floppy mitral valve, billowing mitral valve, and systolic click-murmur syndrome. (cvicfl.com)
- Mitral valve prolapse (MVP) may also be referred to as "click-murmur syndrome" or "floppy-valve syndrome. (dan.org)
Systole1
- This allows the mitral valve to prolapse earlier in systole, leading to an earlier systolic click (i.e. closer to S1), and a longer murmur. (wikipedia.org)
Occur4
- Familial cases are known and occur in an autosomal dominant pattern with variable penetrance and expression (familial mitral valve prolapse). (medscape.com)
- Mitral valve prolapse may occur in the context of inflammatory disease such as rheumatic fever or endocarditis. (medscape.com)
- Most cases of prolapse occur between the ages of 20 and 40. (top-medical-schools.org)
- Damage to the valves can occur due to infection, rheumatic fever or aging. (dan.org)
Endocarditis1
- Kids who have mitral valve prolapse and a leaky valve have a small risk of a bacterial infection of the heart valve (infective endocarditis). (kidshealth.org)
Stenosis2
- Mitral valve prolapse or mitral stenosis . (upmc.com)
- The most common of which is aortic stenosis, a narrowing of the aortic valve. (medicalnewstoday.com)
Occurs5
- Occasionally, however, a mitral valve prolapse also occurs following a heart attack. (top-medical-schools.org)
- Mitral valve prolapse (MVP) occurs when one of your heart's valves doesn't work properly. (healthviber.com)
- It often occurs in people with pre-existing mitral valve prolapse. (upmc.com)
- Mitral valve prolapse (MVP) occurs when the valve between the heart's upper and lower chambers do not open and close properly. (cvicfl.com)
- Mitral valve prolapse occurs when the mitral valve does not open and close properly. (cvicfl.com)
Infection3
- Had rheumatic fever, a disease that can develop after a strep throat infection and cause damage to the heart valves. (medlineplus.gov)
- Infection of the new valve. (bartleby.com)
- Bacteria enter the bloodstream - often from dental procedures or poor oral health - and attach to the valve, causing an infection. (upmc.com)
Tricuspid valve3
- Myxomatous degeneration less commonly affects the aortic or tricuspid valve, resulting in aortic or tricuspid prolapse. (msdmanuals.com)
- The four valves of the heart are the tricuspid valve, the pulmonic valve, the mitral valve, and the aortic valve. (bartleby.com)
- The tricuspid valve is located between the right atrium and the right ventricle. (bartleby.com)
Ventricular arrhythmias1
- MAD is strongly associated with mitral valve prolapse and ventricular arrhythmias. (msdmanuals.com)
Aortic valve6
- The aortic valve is found between the aorta and the left ventricle and allows blood to flow to the aorta and throughout the body. (bartleby.com)
- Aortic valve replacements have been carried out since the 1960s, and since those early days, the procedure has been repeatedly and significantly improved. (medicalnewstoday.com)
- The study, reported in the European Heart Journal , followed 4,500 Swedish aortic valve replacement patients aged 50-69. (medicalnewstoday.com)
- The aortic valve, between the left ventricle and the aorta. (dan.org)
- The straight border of the annulus is posterior to the aortic valve. (medscape.com)
- The aortic valve is located between the ventricular septum and the mitral valve. (medscape.com)
Rheumatic1
- You may need this procedure if your mitral valve is too damaged to repair, such as from rheumatic disease. (bartleby.com)
Systolic2
- Upon auscultation of an individual with mitral valve prolapse, a mid-systolic click, followed by a late systolic murmur heard best at the apex, is common. (wikipedia.org)
- In contrast to most other heart murmurs, the murmur of mitral valve prolapse is accentuated by standing and Valsalva maneuver (earlier systolic click and longer murmur) and diminished with squatting (later systolic click and shorter murmur). (wikipedia.org)
Annulus1
- Mitral annular disjunction (MAD) is partial detachment of the mitral annulus from the ventricular myocardium, allowing for hypermobility of the mitral valve. (msdmanuals.com)
Antibiotics1
- Doctors used to recommend that people with mitral valve prolapse take antibiotics before dental work and surgical procedures as a precaution. (kidshealth.org)
Heart's valves1
- It happens when there's a problem with how one of the heart's valves works. (kidshealth.org)
Backflow3
- When there is a lot of mitral valve backflow, the heart can't push enough blood out to the body. (medlineplus.gov)
- Mitral valve prolapse with backflow is most common in men and people who have high blood pressure . (medlineplus.gov)
- Heart surgery to repair or replace a very abnormal mitral valve with backflow. (medlineplus.gov)
Minimally invasive1
- Minimally invasive mitral valve replacement surgery. (bartleby.com)
Leaky2
- Rarely, a child might need surgery to repair a very leaky mitral valve. (kidshealth.org)
- In this case, the valve is leaky and allows blood to move back into the heart rather than exit and move through the body. (medicalnewstoday.com)
Congenital or acquired2
- The function of the valves may be compromised by either congenital or acquired abnormalities. (dan.org)
- Any congenital or acquired disorder of individual components can disturb the finely coordinated mechanisms of the mitral valve and result in an incompetent valve. (medscape.com)
Leakage1
- Leakage from a mitral valve prolapse may go on for years. (kidshealth.org)
Myxomatous2
- It is the primary form of myxomatous degeneration of the valve. (wikipedia.org)
- In myxomatous degeneration, the fibrous collagen layer of the valve thins and mucoid (myxomatous) material accumulates. (msdmanuals.com)
Stethoscope2
- Recorded with the stethoscope over the mitral valve. (wikipedia.org)
- a heart murmur - detected when the heart is examined with a stethoscope - is often the first sign of valve damage. (dan.org)
Closes tightly1
- When the lower left chamber contracts (squeezes) to pump blood to your body, the mitral valve closes tightly to keep any blood from flowing backwards. (medlineplus.gov)
Benign1
- In these patients, mitral valve prolapse constitutes an essentially benign condition. (medscape.com)
Criley1
- It was subsequently termed mitral valve prolapse by J. Michael Criley. (wikipedia.org)
Barlow1
- Mitral valve prolapse (MVP) was first characterized by Barlow and Bosman in the 1960s. (bartleby.com)
Disorders2
- Mitral valve prolapse (MVP) is associated with aortic root (AoR) enlargement in patients with inherited connective tissue disorders. (researchgate.net)
- [ 1 ] This article summarizes basic gross anatomy, microscopic anatomy, and pathophysiologic variants of the mitral valve disorders. (medscape.com)
Heart valves6
- Heart valves keep blood moving through the heart. (kidshealth.org)
- Are mechanical heart valves better than biological ones? (medicalnewstoday.com)
- Increasingly, biological heart valves are being used preferentially to mechanical valves in surgical replacement procedures. (medicalnewstoday.com)
- Biological heart valves are used in the majority of replacements and are generally considered, across all age groups, to be the best option. (medicalnewstoday.com)
- Having healthy heart valves is essential if your heart is to properly pump and circulate blood throughout your body. (dan.org)
- Some people are born with structural anomalies in their heart valves or in the walls. (dan.org)
Autonomic1
- In these patients, prolapse may be an epiphenomenon of the underlying autonomic or neurohumoral illness. (medscape.com)
Opens2
- The mitral valve opens to let blood flow from your heart's upper left chamber to the lower left chamber. (medlineplus.gov)
- The mitral valve opens during diastole to allow the blood flow from the LA to the LV. (medscape.com)
Connective1
- The problem arises as a result of excess tissue and loose connective tissue in the heart's mitral valve, so that part of the valve protrudes down into the left ventricle during each contraction of the heart. (dan.org)
Contracts1
- When the ventricle contracts, the heart valve closes. (top-medical-schools.org)
Floppy valve1
- Rarely, blood can leak the wrong way through the floppy valve. (healthviber.com)
Common4
- Mitral valve prolapse is a common heart condition. (kidshealth.org)
- Mitral valve prolapse is one of the most common heart valve changes in adults. (top-medical-schools.org)
- There are many abnormalities or defects that can affect their operation and in this paper, I will discuss the most common one which is a "mitral valve prolapse. (bartleby.com)
- The most common cause of MR is mitral valve prolapse. (upmc.com)
Leak3
- In some cases, blood may leak backwards through the valve to the chamber it came from. (medlineplus.gov)
- As you age, this condition makes the valve prone to leak. (upmc.com)
- This can stretch the heart's left lower chamber and the mitral valve, causing it to leak. (upmc.com)
Flows1
- If blood flows backwards through the valve, your heart may also make a whooshing sound called a heart murmur. (medlineplus.gov)