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Mitral Valve Repair - Heart condition Discussions
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Mitral valve repair is the surgical treatment of choice for mitral regurgitation.
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mitral valve repair and replacement from themitralvalve.
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Title
Mitral Valve Repair - Heart condition Discussions
Summary
Mitral valve repair is the surgical treatment of choice for mitral regurgitation.
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mitral valve repair and replacement from themitralvalve.
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New York, NY, January 10, 2012 -- The Mitral Valve Repair is the "inflow valve" for the left side
of the heart.
Blood flows from the lungs, where it picks up oxygen, and into the left atrium.
When it opens, the mitral valve allows blood to flow from the left atrium to the heart s main
pumping chamber called the left ventricle.
Mitral valve repair is an open heart procedure
performed by cardiothoracic surgeons to treat stenos or regurgitation of the mitral valve.
It has
two flaps, or leaflets.
It then closes to keep blood from leaking back into the lungs when the
ventricle contracts to push blood out to the body.
When it opens, the mitral valve allows blood to flow from the atrium to the heart s main pumping
chamber called the left ventricle.
Mitral regurg
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