Tag: mitral regurgitation

General Information Global prevalence: > 2% Murmur: high-pitched holosystolic murmur best heard at the apex and radiates to the axilla (Free) Beginner material: Mechanisms of Mitral Regurgitation Figure 1. Mechanisms of MR Figure 1 lists some mechanisms of MR. The simplest way to understand the cause of MR is to differentiate between primary (valvular problem)…