Mitral Regurgitation

MITRAL REGURGITATION

Risk Factors:

• Rheumatic heart disease
• Myocardial Infarction
• Infective endocarditis
• Severe mitra valve prolapse

Signs and Symptoms:

• Signs of left-sided heart failure that can progress to right-sided heart failure
• Murmur: high-pitched, holosystolic murmur at the apex that radiates to the axilla
• Laterally displaced PMI with left ventricular heave
• Atrial fibrillation
• Fatigue

Treatments:

• ACEIs
• Vasodilators
• Diuretic
• Digoxins
• Anticoagulants
• Valve repair or replacement