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The underestimated risk of mitral regurgitation
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The underestimated risk of mitral regurgitation

by Johannes Angerer,  Medical University of Vienna Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Mitral regurgitation is a disease in which the valve between the left atrium and left ventricle starts to leak, so that blood refluxes with each heartbeat. Typical symptoms of mitral regurgitation are increasing fatigue, increased shortness of breath on physical exertion, and water retention in...