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2. These Are the 2 Biggest Signs of Heart Valve Damage ... - AOL

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   It bears repeating that heart valves play a crucial role in blood flow; it’s important to have functioning valves. While certainly maintaining a heart-healthy diet and exercising regularly are ...

3. Mitral regurgitation - Wikipedia

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   1 Mitral valve 2 Left ventricle 3 Left atrium 4 Aorta: Specialty: Cardiology: Symptoms: Heart murmur, shortness of breath during exercise or lying down, fatigue, palpitations, swollen feet or ankles [1] Complications: In severe cases: congestive heart failure, arrhythmias (atrial fibrillation), pulmonary hypertension [1] Types

4. Valvular heart disease - Wikipedia

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   In 70% of cases rheumatic heart disease involves only the mitral valve, while 25% of cases involve both the aortic and mitral valves. Involvement of other heart valves without damage to the mitral is exceedingly rare. [23] Mitral stenosis is almost always caused by rheumatic heart disease. [16]

5. Surgical shock - Wikipedia

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   Mechanical failure could result from a valve not working properly, allowing blood to flow backwards and pool in the heart, rather than be propelled forward from chamber to chamber and into the vessels as it should. Arrhythmia can cause cardiogenic shock when electrical signals are not conducted properly, causing the muscles of the heart to ...

6. What Is Heart Valve Disease? - AOL

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   Cardiovascular problems like coronary heart disease and heart attacks are common, but not all heart-related diseases occur within the heart muscles or arteries. Issues can also arise with the ...

7. Mitral stenosis - Wikipedia

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   Mitral stenosis is a valvular heart disease characterized by the narrowing of the opening of the mitral valve of the heart. [1] It is almost always caused by rheumatic valvular heart disease. Normally, the mitral valve is about 5 cm 2 during diastole. Any decrease in area below 2 cm 2 causes mitral stenosis. Early diagnosis of mitral stenosis ...