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The Mitral Valve, located between the left heart chambers, left atrium and left ventricle, doesn’t work properly. It may not be closing properly, which causes blood to leak backward to the left atrium (regurgitation), or the valve may be narrowed (stenosis). As a result, the heart does not pump enough blood out of the left ventricular chamber to supply the body with oxygen-filled blood.The hear...
Please feel free to add the profile of anyone living with or who lived with Rheumatoid Arthritis== ===What is Rheumatoid Arthritis?=== Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is an autoimmune disease in which the body’s immune system – which normally protects its health by attacking foreign substances like bacteria and viruses – mistakenly attacks the joints . This creates inflammation that causes the tissue...
Please add to this project only if you don’t find one of the 3 listed below==* If you need one for Pericarditis or Endocarditis, please see these discussions: ** Cause of Death Projects needed??? (links to pg 1)** Medical Portal project--Needs, questions, concerns & related issues Discussion (this links to pg 1)*** Use for survivors...===Carditis, or inflammation of the heart , is most convenie...