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.

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Etymology

Origin of mitral insufficiency

First recorded in 1875–80

Example Sentences

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)

Another case was that of a woman who "was suffering from compensatory enlargement of the heart from mitral insufficiency," was taken with dyspnœa when Dr. Jennings was called and was nearly dead.

From New, Old, and Forgotten Remedies: Papers by Many Writers by Anshutz, Edward Pollock

Sooner or later during this failing compensation the right ventricle becomes dilated, and the symptoms of cardiac insufficiency and venous congestion occur, as described above with mitral insufficiency.

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

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)

A number of affections are accompanied by œdema, especially toward the latter stages of the disease; such, for instance, as the ending of cases of mitral insufficiency.

From History of Circumcision from the Earliest Times to the Present Moral and Physical Reasons for its Performance by Remondino, Peter Charles