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MITRAL VALVE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Valve with two cusps; situated between the left atrium and the left ventricle
Synonyms:
bicuspid valve; left atrioventricular valve; mitral valve
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("mitral valve" is a kind of...):
atrioventricular valve (either of two heart valves through which blood flows from the atria to the ventricles; prevents return of blood to the atrium)
Context examples:
Surgery performed with the purpose of replacing a degenerated, calcified, malformed, dysfunctional, etc. mitral valve with bioprosthetic, homograft or autograft valve.
(Mitral Valve Replacement, NCI Thesaurus)
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.
(Mitral Valve Regurgitation, NCI Thesaurus)
If they don't, you could have: • Regurgitation - when blood leaks back through the valve in the wrong direction • Mitral valve prolapse - when one of the valves, the mitral valve, has floppy flaps and doesn't close tightly • Stenosis - when the valve doesn't open enough and blocks blood flow
(Heart Valve Diseases, NIH: National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute)
Very few people will need surgery to repair or replace the mitral valve.
(Mitral Valve Prolapse, NIH: National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute)
Most people who have mitral valve prolapse (MVP) don't need treatment because they don't have symptoms and complications.
(Mitral Valve Prolapse, NIH: National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute)
