| The left atrium of the heart receives oxygenated blood from the lungs and then empties into the left ventricle through the mitral valve. |
| Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy and mitral valve prolapse with valvular regurgitation are associated with moderately increased risk. |
| All patients with signs or symptoms of mitral valve prolapse should have an initial echocardiograph. |
| After a couple of weeks it transpired that decisions had been taken for Lennie to undergo mitral valve surgery and a thyroidectomy. |
| The overlying thrombus had eroded and perforated the posterior mitral valve leaflet. |
| Deficiencies have been linked to various heart conditions, including angina, congestive heart disease and mitral valve prolapse. |
