The mitral valve allows blood to flow from the left atrium of the heart into the left ventricle. Mitral regurgitation occurs when the mitral valve leaks blood back into the left atrium.

Medically reviewed by Rafle Fernandez, MD Valvular heart disease, sometimes called heart valve disease, is when one or more ...

Local furniture store owner and personality Jim ‘Mattress Mack' McIngvale announced this week that he will soon undergo open-heart surgery for a leaky mitral valve. This surgery comes just a few ...

The 73-year-old owner of Gallery Furniture said in a video on social media that he had a "leaky mitral valve," which prompted the operation. GREAT NEWS TO REPORT!!!! Mattress Mack is out of open ...

When aortic valve stenosis becomes severe, the valve should usually be replaced. Valve insufficiency or regurgitation happens more often in the mitral valve. When a valve leaks, the leaflets don’t ...

It's the latest update in the Houston furniture mogul's recovery after he checked into Houston Methodist last week to undergo an operation to repair what he described as a "leaky mitral valve." " ...

If you've been told you have a tight valve, or stenosis, this American Heart Association video explains what it means and why it matters to your heart health. Valvular insufficiency or leakage happens ...

Mitral valve regurgitation remains a considerable problem and is among the many heart diseases that trouble people. Mitral valve regurgitation is a disease in which the mitral valve of our heart ...

Mitral valve disease affects the heart's left chambers, leading to complications like atrial fibrillation and heart failure. Symptoms include irregular heartbeat, shortness of breath, and fatigue.

The Mitral Valve Repair Reference Center Award reflects ... For patients with mitral regurgitation who are not candidates for surgical repair, UCLA offers a portfolio of less invasive, nonsurgical ...

thus indicating the absence of any significant pulmonary regurgitation. A diastolic thrill was palpable, however, over the septal leaflet of the mitral valve in each case, thereby indicating the ...