Mitral valve

Learn more about the symptoms and treatment of this condition that reduces or blocks blood flow from the heart to the body.

Learn about mitral valve chords (chord) and mitral regurgitation from Dr. Robert Saeid Farivar, a heart surgeon from Minneapolis Heart Institute.

If you have a leaky or stiff mitral valve, you may need heart surgery. Learn about the different procedures used to repair or replace this valve.

Permanently fix heart valve issues with minimally invasive mitral valve repair techniques. Have a quicker recovery, less pain, and a small scar.

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Blood flow through the 🫀 1️⃣ Blood comes in through the SVC and IVC 2️⃣ Enters into the right atrium 3️⃣ Passes through the tricuspid valve 4️⃣ Enters the right atrium 5️⃣ Passes through the pulmonary valve 6️⃣ Enters the pulmonary artery & goes to the lungs 7️⃣ Enters the pulmonary vein 8️⃣ Enters the left atrium 9️⃣ Passes through the mitral valve 🔟 Enters the left ventricle 1️⃣1️⃣ Passes through the aortic valve 1️⃣2️⃣ Enters the aorta & goes to rest of body

Learn important facts about minimally invasive mitral valve surgery from Dr. Marc Gillinov, heart surgeon at the Cleveland Clinic.

Each time the heart pumps, the mitral valve is supposed to move blood into a new chamber before closing tightly to block old blood from reentering the place where it came from. But for people with mitral valve prolapse, this does not happen. Mitral valve prolapse describes what happens when the two valve flaps don’t quite close all the way whenever your heart takes a beat. Therefore, there is a greater chance for some of the blood to “leak” or travel in the wrong direction.