Problem: Heart Valve Regurgitation - American Heart Association Regurgitation occurs when blood flows back through the valve as the leaflets are closing or blood leaks through the leaflets when they should be completely closed Learn about the types and how to deal with this heart condition
Heart valve regurgitation: Causes, symptoms, and treatment Heart valve regurgitation is the name for when the heart’s valves leak It occurs when some of the blood the heart pumps out flows back to the valves Treatment may not always be necessary,
Mitral Regurgitation – Symptoms and Causes | Penn Medicine What is mitral regurgitation? Mitral valve regurgitation is a heart valve condition in which the flaps of the mitral valve do not close properly, causing a backward flow of blood back to the heart
Valvular Insufficiency (Regurgitation) - CV Physiology Valvular insufficiency results from valve leaflets not completely sealing when a valve is closed so that regurgitation of blood occurs (backward flow of blood) into the proximal cardiac chamber Regurgitation results in turbulence and the generation of characteristic heart murmurs