Mitral Valve Stenosis

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Mitral valve stenosis - or mitral stenosis - is a condition in which the mitral valve narrows. This narrowing causes the valve to not open properly and to obstruct blood flow between the left chambers of your heart.

Mitral Valve Stenosis
Causes
The most common cause of mitral stenosis is rheumatic fever, which scars the mitral valve. A less common cause is a congenital defect, usually part of a complex of multiple heart defects present at birth.

Mitral Valve Stenosis
(narrowed opening)
Stenosis means narrowing of an opening, such as a heart valve. Stenosis of the mitral valve limits the forward flow of blood from the left atrium to the left ventricle.

Mitral valve stenosis
Often caused by a past history of rheumatic fever, this condition is characterized by a narrowing of the mitral valve opening, increasing resistance to blood flow from the left atrium to the left ventricle.

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How is mitral valve stenosis diagnosed?
Mitral valve stenosis may not be diagnosed until you've had the disease for some time. If you don't have symptoms, the first clue might be a heart murmur your doctor hears during a routine checkup.

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Mitral valve stenosis
Introduction
Mitral valve stenosis — or mitral stenosis — occurs when the heart's mitral valve is narrowed.

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Reasons for Procedure
Any of the heart's four valves can become deformed. It may happen because of congenital conditions (from birth) or scarring from disease.

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Echocardiogram An echocardiogram is used to find out whether mitral valve stenosis is present and to estimate its severity.
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Have mitral valve stenosis or significant left ventricular dysfunction, which interferes with the heart's ability to pump well.
Are already taking the anticoagulant warfarin (such as Coumadin).

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For some patients who have mitral valve stenosis, it may work as well as surgical repair or replacement. For these reasons, balloon valvuloplasty usually is preferred over surgical repair or replacement for these people.

Mitral valve stenosis refers to a condition in the heart in which one of the valve openings has become narrow and restricts the flow of blood from the upper left chamber (left atrium) to the lower left chamber (left ventricle).

It is used for select patients who have mitral valve stenosis (narrowing of the mitral valve) with symptoms, older people who have aortic stenosis (narrowing of the aortic valve), but are not able to undergo surgery, ...

The risk of emboli increases if there is a history of certain heart disorders such as mitral valve stenosis or atrial fibrillation.

Read more about aortic valve stenosis, aortic valve regurgitation, mitral valve stenosis, mitral valve regurgitation, mitral valve prolapse, pulmonary valve stenosis and tricuspid atresia at MayoClinic.com.

However, in older people who suffered from rheumatic fever (without the benefit of antibiotics), mitral valve regurgitation, mitral valve stenosis, aortic valve regurgitation, ...

and you have heart disease or certain risk factors, such as diabetes
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Mitral Valve Stenosis
The heart is a beating muscle that pumps blood throughout the body. Inside the heart, four valves direct blood flow in the appropriate path. However, Mitral Valvuloplasty ...

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See also: Stenosis, Surgery, Symptom, Stroke, Rheum