Diagnosaurus
Mitral regurgitation
Etiology
- Myxomatous degeneration (eg, mitral valve prolapse, Marfan syndrome)
- Infective endocarditis
- Subvalvular dysfunction (papillary muscle dysfunction or ruptured chordae tendinae)
- Rheumatic heart disease
- Dilated cardiomyopathy
- Congenital cleft mitral valve
- Left atrial myxoma (rare)
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Last updated: December 1, 2014
Citation
Zeiger, Roni F.. "Mitral Regurgitation." Diagnosaurus, 4th ed., McGraw-Hill Education, 2014. Medicine Central, im.unboundmedicine.com/medicine/view/Diagnosaurus/114564/all/Mitral_regurgitation.
Zeiger RFR. Mitral regurgitation. Diagnosaurus. McGraw-Hill Education; 2014. https://im.unboundmedicine.com/medicine/view/Diagnosaurus/114564/all/Mitral_regurgitation. Accessed July 17, 2025.
Zeiger, R. F. (2014). Mitral regurgitation. In Diagnosaurus (4th ed.). McGraw-Hill Education. https://im.unboundmedicine.com/medicine/view/Diagnosaurus/114564/all/Mitral_regurgitation
Zeiger RFR. Mitral Regurgitation [Internet]. In: Diagnosaurus. McGraw-Hill Education; 2014. [cited 2025 July 17]. Available from: https://im.unboundmedicine.com/medicine/view/Diagnosaurus/114564/all/Mitral_regurgitation.
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