What is mitral valve regurgitation?

Mitral valve regurgitation is the backward flow of blood from the left ventricle into the left atrium, owing to insufficiency of the mitral valve; it may be acute or chronic, usually due to mitral valve prolapse, rheumatic heart disease or a complication of cardiac dilatation.

How do members experience mitral valve regurgitation?

Top 5 symptoms reported by people with mitral valve regurgitation*

*Reports may be affected by other conditions and/or medication side effects. We ask about general symptoms (anxious mood, depressed mood, fatigue, pain, and stress) regardless of condition.

Top treatments taken by people for mitral valve regurgitation*

*Data from patients with mitral valve regurgitation, who have ever reported treatments, ordered by their reporting frequency during the last 5 years.

Compare treatments taken by people with mitral valve regurgitation*

Treatment
Perceived effectiveness
Side effects
Total evaluations
Tried for
Treatment

(Lasix)
Perceived effectiveness
No evaluations
Side effects
No evaluations
Total evaluations
0
Tried for
mitral valve regurgitation (1)

*Data from patients with mitral valve regurgitation, who have ever reported treatments, ordered by their reporting frequency during the last 5 years.

Who has mitral valve regurgitation on PatientsLikeMe?

Age

Age Proportion # of patients
<20 1
20s 7
30s 20
40s 44
50s 61
60s 63
70+ 43

Distribution of sex

Sex

Sex Proportion # of patients
Male 43
Female 194