mitral insufficiency

American  

noun

Pathology.

1. abnormal closure of the mitral valve resulting in regurgitation of blood into the atrium and leading to reduced heart function or heart failure.

---

Etymology

Origin of mitral insufficiency

First recorded in 1875–80

Example Sentences

Next in frequency to mitral insufficiency is aortic insufficiency, which occurs most frequently in men.

From Disturbances of the Heart by Osborne, Oliver T. (Oliver Thomas)

The valvular lesions most apt to cause irregular action of the heart are mitral insufficiency or mitral stenosis.

From Disturbances of the Heart by Osborne, Oliver T. (Oliver Thomas)

Of course, like any valvular lesion, it may be associated with other lesions, and sooner or later in many instances, when the left ventricle becomes dilated or weakened, mitral insufficiency also occurs.

From Disturbances of the Heart by Osborne, Oliver T. (Oliver Thomas)

Symptoms.—Similar to mitral insufficiency, but they develop slower and those symptoms of venous congestion of the lungs, liver, etc., are more marked; bleeding from the lungs is more common.

From Mother's Remedies Over One Thousand Tried and Tested Remedies from Mothers of the United States and Canada by Ritter, Thomas Jefferson

Sudden death from heart failure may occur with this lesion more frequently than with mitral insufficiency but less frequently than with aortic insufficiency.

From Disturbances of the Heart by Osborne, Oliver T. (Oliver Thomas)