Causes of mitral valve regurgitation are - Mitral valve prolapsed i.e. floppy mitral valve - Coronary Artery Disease (CAD) - Heart attack - Congenital mitral valve anomaly - Cardiomyopathy i.e. abnormal function of heart muscles - Bacterial rheumatic heart disease - Autoimmune diseases e.g. Rheumatoid arthritis - Endocarditis i.e. Infection of heart valves - Side effects of some medicines e.g. Cabergoline, drugs containing ergotamine - Structures that support mitral valve rupture - Trauma

Josh

about 4 years ago

Causes of mitral regurgitation: - Mitral valve prolapse - Rheumatic heart disease - Endocarditis - MI - Coronary artery disease