Definition
Mitral regurgitation is the backflow of blood from the left ventricle to the left atrium during systole due to mitral valve abnormalities.
Etiology- Mitral valve prolapse
- Infectious endocarditis
- Rheumatic heart disease
- Connective tissue diseases
- Myocardial infarction
- Ischaemic heart disease
- Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
- Left ventricle systolic dysfunction
- Hypertension
- Mitral stenosis
- Can be asymptomatic at early stages
- Dyspnoea
- Orthopnoea
- Palpitation
- Fatigue
- Reduced exercise tolerance
- Peripheral oedema
- Echocardiogram
- Cardiac MRI
- ECG
- Exercise stress test
- Mitral valve repair
- Mitral valve replacement
- Vasodilators
- Beta-adrenergic blockers
- ACE inhibitors