mitral click
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Mitral valve prolapse — Mitral valve prolapses Classification and external resources In mitral valve prolapse, the leaflets of the mitral valve prolapse back into the left atrium. ICD 10 … Wikipedia
Click-murmur syndrome — Mitral valve prolapse (also known as "Barlow’s syndrome"), the most common heart valve abnormality, affecting 5 10% of the world population. Most patients have no symptoms and require no treatment, but some have fatigue and/or… … Medical dictionary
click syndrome — click murmur syndrome mitral valve prolapse s … Medical dictionary
Mitral regurgitation — See also: aortic insufficiency and tricuspid insufficiency Mitral regurgitation Classification and external resources Mitral regurgitation (schematic drawing) During systole, contraction of the left … Wikipedia
click — A slight, sharp sound. ejection c. a clicking ejection sound. See sound. mitral c. the opening snap of the mitral valve. systolic c … Medical dictionary
Mitral valve prolapse — Drooping down or abnormal bulging of the mitral valve’s cusps backward into the * * * mitral valve prolapse n a valvular heart disorder in which one or both mitral valve flaps close incompletely during systole usu. producing either a click or… … Medical dictionary
mitral valve prolapse syndrome — prolapse of the mitral valve, often with regurgitation, associated with myxomatous proliferation of the leaflets of the mitral valve, a common, usually benign, often asymptomatic condition characterized by midsystolic clicks and late systolic… … Medical dictionary
mitral valve prolapse — noun cardiopathy resulting from the mitral valve not regulating the flow of blood between the left atrium and left ventricle of the heart • Hypernyms: ↑valvular heart disease * * * noun : a valvular heart disorder in which one or both mitral… … Useful english dictionary
Heart click — With the advent of newer, non invasive imaging techniques, the origin of other, so called adventitial sounds or heart clicks has been appreciated. These are short, high pitched sounds. The atrioventricular valves of patients with mitral stenosis… … Wikipedia
midsystolic click — a high frequency sound in mid systole, often associated with prolapse of a floppy mitral valve; it may be accompanied by a late systolic murmur … Medical dictionary
