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SUBMITTER: Presume J
PROVIDER: S-EPMC10754024 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Dec
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Presume João J Paiva Mariana S MS Guerreiro Sara S Ribeiras Regina R
The Journal of international medical research 20231201 12
The mitral valve apparatus is a complex structure consisting of several coordinating components: the <i>annulus</i>, two leaflets, the <i>chordae tendineae,</i> and the papillary muscles. Due to the intricate interplay between the mitral valve and the left ventricle, a disease of the latter may influence the normal function of the former. As a consequence, valve insufficiency may arise despite the absence of organic valve disease. This is designated as functional or secondary mitral regurgitatio ...[more]