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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editors-In-Chief: Varun Kumar, M.B.B.S.; Lakshmi Gopalakrishnan, M.B.B.S.
Overview
Epidemiology and Demographics
The incidence of mitral regurgitation is approximately 2% in a modern Western population. In the past, rheumatic heart disease was the leading cause of mitral regurgitation in Western countries, but now mitral valve prolapse is the leading cause and accounts for 45% of cases in Western countries. In Asia, North Africa, and the Middle East, and among some immagrant populations in the US, rheumatic heart disease remains the leading cause of mitral regurgitation.
Age
Mitral regurgitation is one of the two most common valvular heart disease in the elderly, and is the most common form of valvular insufficiency [1]. Among patients over the age of 55, 20% will have mitral regurgitation. The most common cause in the developed world is mitral valve prolapse and in the developing world is rheumatic heart disease. The mean age of presentation in patients with rheumatic heart disease is 36 years.
Gender
Overall, mitral regurgitation affects both males and females equally [2]. However, there are some minor imbalances when age is considered. In patients younger than 20 years, there is a male preponderance, and the severity of involvement is greater in males over the age of 50.
References
- ↑ Valvular heart disease in elderly adults Authors: Dania Mohty, Maurice Enriquez-Sarano. Section Editors:Catherine M Otto, Kenneth E Schmader. Deputy Editor: Susan B Yeon. This topic last updated: April 20, 2007. Last literature review version 18.2: May 2010
- ↑ The Cleveland Clinic Center for Continuing Education > Mitral Valve Disease: Stenosis and Regurgitation Authors: Ronan J. Curtin and Brian P. Griffin. Retrieved September 2010