{"id":3892,"date":"2023-04-05T22:48:43","date_gmt":"2023-04-05T21:48:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/heart-explained.org\/?page_id=3892"},"modified":"2025-03-28T18:19:29","modified_gmt":"2025-03-28T18:19:29","slug":"mitral-valve-regurgitation","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/heart-explained.org\/index.php\/mitral-valve-regurgitation\/","title":{"rendered":"Mitral valve regurgitation"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"3892\" class=\"elementor elementor-3892\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6fb319e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6fb319e\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6deddc0\" data-id=\"6deddc0\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9c00613 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9c00613\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5>Heart valve disorders<\/h5>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3abb1d9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3abb1d9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Mitral valve regurgitation<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6be9cf9\" data-id=\"6be9cf9\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-431582e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"431582e\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-507a30b\" data-id=\"507a30b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8f8cfb3 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"8f8cfb3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5913b70 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5913b70\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>What is mitral valve regurgitation?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-afcc037 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"afcc037\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-99f4f7a\" data-id=\"99f4f7a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f91c7d9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f91c7d9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">First, a little information about your mitral valve and what it does:<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Your mitral valve lies between your left atrium and your left ventricle.\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It has two leaflets that open to allow re-oxygenated blood to flow from your atrium into your ventricle. The leaflets close again when your ventricle contracts to push the blood into your aorta and out to the rest of your body. <\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The closing of your mitral valve prevents blood from flowing back into your atrium when your ventricle contracts. <\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-98acdeb elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"98acdeb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ff6a823 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ff6a823\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b>Mitral valve regurgitation<\/b><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-21a535f elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"21a535f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<iframe \n    width=\"400\" \n    height=\"450\"\n    data-static=\"https:\/\/heart-explained.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/stats\/b\/b7_3_001.gif\"\n    data-animated=\"https:\/\/heart-explained.org\/anims\/b7_3\/b7_3_001.html\"\n    src=\"https:\/\/heart-explained.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/stats\/b\/b7_3_001.gif\"\n    frameborder=\"0\" \n    title=\"animation of a beating heart\">\n<\/iframe>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3ca6517\" data-id=\"3ca6517\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-290b3a6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"290b3a6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For more information <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">about what happens when your heart beats, take a look at <a href=\"https:\/\/heart-explained.org\/index.php\/how-your-heart-pumps\/\">How your heart pumps<\/a>.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you have <strong>mitral valve regurgitation<\/strong>, that means your mitral valve is leaking, and some of the blood in your left ventricle is being pushed back up into your left atrium again when your ventricle contracts.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Mitral valve regurgitation<\/strong> is also known as<strong> mitral regurgitation<\/strong> or <strong>mitral insufficiency<\/strong>.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Mitral valve regurgitation<\/strong> prevents your heart from pumping efficiently. It forces your heart muscle to work harder than it should and, if left untreated, it can lead to <a href=\"https:\/\/heart-explained.org\/index.php\/left-heart-failure\/\">left heart failure<\/a>.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Any kind of damage to the mitral valve can cause you to develop <strong>mitral valve regurgitation<\/strong>. The damage might be the result of a <a href=\"https:\/\/heart-explained.org\/index.php\/heart-attack\/\">heart attack<\/a>, an infection, or some kind of valve defect that has been present since birth.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If your condition is severe you may need to have surgery to repair or replace your mitral valve.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-26a4883 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"26a4883\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f2ce8d6\" data-id=\"f2ce8d6\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bee56cd elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"bee56cd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c584371 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c584371\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>What causes mitral valve regurgitation?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2d2d5d7 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2d2d5d7\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1f8788c\" data-id=\"1f8788c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d40d8fc elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d40d8fc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Anything that damages your mitral valve can cause it to stiffen or weaken and can ultimately result in <strong>mitral valve regurgitation<\/strong>. Damage can be the result of an infection, a heart attack, or coronary artery disease, among other things.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/heart-explained.org\/index.php\/mitral-valve-prolapse\/\">Mitral valve prolapse<\/a>, a condition where the valve leaflets, or flaps, are floppy and get pushed back into the atrium when the ventricle contracts, is the most common cause. If you have mitral valve prolapse, your valve will almost always leak, or regurgitate, some blood.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Prior to the development of effective antibiotics, rheumatic heart disease was one of the most frequent causes of heart valve damage and, while now rare in the developed world, this is still a problem in developing nations.<\/span><\/p><p>In addition to these &#8220;primary&#8221; causes of mitral valve regurgitation, where the valve itself is the problem, there are &#8220;secondary&#8221; causes, where the valve is fine but the left ventricle has become enlarged, and the valve leaflets have been pulled apart as the ventricle has expanded. This is usually the result of some form of cardiomyopathy.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-641b875\" data-id=\"641b875\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-25cd2d1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"25cd2d1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Common causes of <strong>mitral valve regurgitation<\/strong> include:<\/span><\/p><ul><li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/heart-explained.org\/index.php\/mitral-valve-prolapse\/\">Mitral valve prolapse<\/a>: The valve\u2019s leaflets flop back into the atrium when the ventricle contracts and the valve then leaks<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Rheumatic heart disease<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Damage caused by a <a href=\"https:\/\/heart-explained.org\/index.php\/heart-attack\/\">heart attack<\/a><\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Endocarditis: An infection of the heart\u2019s chambers and valves\u00a0<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Cardiomyopathy: An enlarged or weakened heart muscle<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Rarely, a congenital heart defect<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7a2f53d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7a2f53d\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-27a6b7d\" data-id=\"27a6b7d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f85cdb4 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"f85cdb4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a9f9fae elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a9f9fae\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>What are the symptoms of mitral valve regurgitation?\u00a0<\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7028aef elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7028aef\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-81e782a\" data-id=\"81e782a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-264815a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"264815a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you have long-standing <strong>mild mitral valve regurgitation<\/strong> you may not really notice it, but if your condition worsens with time, or if you develop the disorder quite suddenly, you may experience severe symptoms.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Here are some common symptoms of <strong>mitral valve regurgitation<\/strong>.<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you experience these symptoms you should immediately seek medical advice:<\/span><\/p><ul><li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Shortness of breath when you exercise or lie down<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Palpitations and a fast, fluttering heartbeat<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Chest discomfort or pain<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-89dcbe5\" data-id=\"89dcbe5\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e2cdd69 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e2cdd69\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Mitral valve regurgitation<\/strong> may lead to <a href=\"https:\/\/heart-explained.org\/index.php\/left-heart-failure\/\">left heart failure<\/a>, and if that happens your symptoms may also include tiredness and swollen feet and ankles.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you develop sudden, severe <strong>mitral valve regurgitation<\/strong> you may experience symptoms of shock, such as pale skin, fainting, and heart rhythm disturbances (arrhythmias). <strong>This is a medical emergency.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ab69d47 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ab69d47\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f4f8777\" data-id=\"f4f8777\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9109afe elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"9109afe\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a7a1858 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a7a1858\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>How is mitral valve regurgitation treated?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-046ea8a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"046ea8a\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-bb1f2e9\" data-id=\"bb1f2e9\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0f89ed6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0f89ed6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Your doctor will determine the best course of treatment for your <strong>mitral valve regurgitation<\/strong> based on the severity of your symptoms.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you have mild regurgitation you may not need any treatment at all. However, if your doctor is concerned and wants to make sure your condition doesn\u2019t worsen, he or she may recommend one or more of the following treatments:<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e88d5ab\" data-id=\"e88d5ab\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a810c09 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a810c09\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Medications to help dilate your blood vessels and decrease the burden on your left ventricle<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Diuretics to reduce your fluid load<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Blood-thinning medications to prevent clots (if you have developed an arrhythmia)<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Surgery:\u00a0 In severe cases, you may need surgery to repair or replace your mitral valve<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5936ec7 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5936ec7\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-cd2d88b\" data-id=\"cd2d88b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bd76125 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"bd76125\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d54dbf4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d54dbf4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>What are the aims of treatment?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f8bcc74 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f8bcc74\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0ff678f\" data-id=\"0ff678f\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a30c5ea elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a30c5ea\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The aims of treatment for people with <strong>mild<\/strong><\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>mitral valve regurgitation<\/strong> are to stabilize your condition and prevent it from worsening.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6cfce58\" data-id=\"6cfce58\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1338bdb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1338bdb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div 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First, a little information about your mitral valve and what it does: Your mitral valve lies between your left atrium and your left ventricle.\u00a0It has two leaflets that open to allow re-oxygenated blood to flow from your atrium into your ventricle. 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