Mitral valve

Mitral valve is the valve in the heart that allows blood to flow from the left atrium to the left ventricle, but prevents blood from flowing back in.

What are the other names of mitral valve?

The mitral valve is also called the bicuspid valve

What is the function of mitral valve?

The mitral valve allows blood to flow from the left atrium to the left ventricle.

What are some common mitral vale related problems?

• Mitral stenosis - Mitral stenosis is a narrowing of the valve
• Mitral regurgitation - mitral regurgitation or mitral insufficiency, which is the regurgitation or backflow of blood due to the incomplete closure of the valve.
• Mitral valve prolapse - mitral valve prolapse can result in mitral insufficiency, which is the regurgitation or backflow of blood due to the incomplete closure of the valve.

What are some advances in the treatment of mitral valve diseases?

• Transcatheter Mitral Valve Repair (TMVR) - Transcatheter mitral valve repair (TMVR) is used in the treatment of mitral regurgitation.
• A TMVR device involves clipping together a portion of the mitral valve leaflets as treatment for reducing mitral regurgitation (MR).

What are some mitral valve images?

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  The human heart, viewed from the front. The mitral valve is visible on the right as the "bicuspid valve"

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  The chest, showing surface relations of bones, lungs (purple), pleura (blue), and heart (red). Heart valves are labeled with "B", "T", "A", and "P".

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  Mitral valve, viewed in a cadaver specimen from within the left atrium.

Also see

• The tricuspid valve which allows blood to flow from the right atrium to the right ventricle.
• The aortic valve which allows blood to flow from the left ventricle to the aorta.
• The pulmonary valve which allows blood to flow from the right ventricle to the pulmonary artery.

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