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'''Mitral regurgitation''' ('''MR'''), a [[valvular heart disease]] also known as '''mitral insufficiency''', is the abnormal leaking of blood through the [[mitral valve]], from the [[left ventricle]] into the [[left atrium]] of the [[heart]]. | |||
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Overview
Mitral regurgitation (MR), a valvular heart disease also known as mitral insufficiency, is the abnormal leaking of blood through the mitral valve, from the left ventricle into the left atrium of the heart.
Pathophysiology
Etiology
Diagnosis
Symptoms
Differential diagnosis
Electrocardiogram
Chest x-ray
Echocardiography
2-D Echocardiography
Rheumatic Mitral regurgitation | Myxomatous mitral valve | Annular calcification | Ischemic mitral regurgitation | Papillary muscle rupture | Functional mitral regurgitation
Severity Assessment
Colour flow mapping | Continuous wave doppler | Pulse wave Doppler | Vena contracta | Pulmonary Venous Flow | Regurgitant volume | Proximal isovelocity surface area | PISA radius | Regurgitant flow | Effective regurgitant orifice area | Diastolic Mitral Regurgitation
Quantification
Severity (Summary)
Treatment
Acute mitral regurgitation
Chronic mitral regurgitation
Surgical Options
Surgery Indications | Timing of surgery | ACC/AHA Guidelines