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Results 1 - 2 of 2 for Mitral regurgitation
  1. Heart Valve Diseases (National Library of Medicine)  
    ... blood to leak backwards. A common cause of regurgitation is prolapse, where the flaps of the valve flop or bulge back. Prolapse most often affects the mitral valve. Stenosis happens when the flaps of a ...
  2. Mitral Valve Prolapse (National Library of Medicine)  
    ... it came from. This is called backflow, or regurgitation. When there is a lot of mitral valve backflow, the heart can't push enough ...