Is mitral valve regurgitation a heart condition?

Mitral valve regurgitation — also called mitral regurgitation, mitral insufficiency or mitral incompetence — is a condition in which your heart’s mitral valve doesn’t close tightly, allowing blood to flow backward in your heart.

Is heart valve disease considered heart disease?

Valvular heart disease is when any valve in the heart has damage or is diseased. There are several causes of valve disease. The normal heart has four chambers (right and left atria, and right and left ventricles) and four valves (Figure 1).

What is mitral regurgitation life expectancy?

Patients after MVr were categorized by age into decade (range, 20-89 years). Results: The life expectancy of patients after MVr matched the life expectancy of the general US population at any age between 40 and 89 years.

How long can you live with heart valve disease?

In developing countries, it progresses much more rapidly and may lead to symptoms in children less than 5 years of age. Around 80\% of patients with mild symptoms live for at least 10 years after diagnosis.

Does a mitral valve repair last forever?

What is the durability of a mitral valve repair? After mitral valve repair, 95\% of patients are free of reoperation at 10 years, and this figure is approximately 90\% at 20 years.

Does mitral valve replacement shorten your life?

“We find that patients generally experience significant improvement in symptoms following mitral valve surgery and should expect near normalization of their life expectancy,” says Dr. Geirsson.

How long can you live with mild mitral regurgitation?

Does mitral regurgitation worsen?

With mitral valve regurgitation, the heart’s mitral valve is leaky. Some blood flows back into the left atrium from the left ventricle. You may not have symptoms for many years. Chronic mitral valve regurgitation may get worse and need surgery.

Should I worry about mild mitral regurgitation?

If the mitral valve regurgitation is mild, you may need no treatment at all. Your doctor may want to check your heart regularly to make sure the problem does not worsen. Also, you may need to take antibiotics before any medical or dental procedure.

When and how to treat a leaky mitral valve?

Leaky Heart Valve and Aortic Regurgitation. Other drug treatments for congestive heart failure, such as diuretics, can be helpful in severe aortic regurgitation. When aortic regurgitation is severe, surgery is sometimes the recommended treatment. A surgeon will usually replace or repair the leaking aortic valve.

Does mitral valve regurg cause symptoms?

Mild mitral regurgitation may not have any symptoms. When regurgitation is more severe, a person may have palpitations, especially when lying on the left side. If regurgitation is severe enough, the heart may enlarge to maintain forward flow of blood, causing heart failure (when the heart does not pump enough blood to the body).

What are the signs and symptoms of mitral regurgitation (MR)?

Signs and symptoms of mitral valve regurgitation, which depend on its severity and how quickly the condition develops, can include: Abnormal heart sound (heart murmur) heard through a stethoscope Shortness of breath (dyspnea) , especially when you have been very active or when you lie down Fatigue