Genealogy Projects tagged with mitral valve prolapse on the Geni Family Tree

Mitral Valve Disease

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...