Mitral regurgitation (MR) is among the most common causes of valvular heart disease, affecting over 2 million people in the United States. Left untreated, MR, can cause serious consequences, including heart failure, arrhythmias, and even death. MR involves leakiness of one of the heart’s critical valves, the mitral valve, which causes the blood to flow backwards rather than forward. The good news is that there are effective treatments for MR, including valve replacement, angioplasty,...
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