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Mitral Regurgitation Visualized - For You, Your Family & Friends

Written By: Adam Pick, Patient Advocate, Author & Website Founder
Page Last Updated: May 21, 2026

As mitral valve regurgitation is one of the most common forms of heart valve disease, I get a lot of great questions about it. The questions range from "What is leaky mitral regurgitation?" to "What are the causes of mitral valve regurg?" to "Is the disorder dangerous?"

In the past, I have posted several stories and videos about mitral regurgitation. However, I wanted to try something different to educate our community. So, I created a Mitral Regurgitation Infographic. As you will see below, I tried my best to answer the key questions about mitral regurgitation using helpful illustrations and statistics. If you like the graphic, please "Like" or "Tweet" or "Pin" or "Google+" it. I am hopeful your share will educate many people about this under-diagnosed and dangerous disease.

Many thanks to Dr. David Adams and Gideon Sims at Mount Sinai Hospital for their extraordinary help with this mitral regurgitation infographic. I also want to extend a big thank you to Edwards Lifesciences and Medtronic for contributing several images to the infographic.

So you know... Your Facebook 'Like' or 'Tweet' or 'Pin' can make a difference! As mitral regurgitation is commonly under-diagnosed, the sharing of this infographic might really help your friends or family members learn about the symptoms and dangers of this disease. Simply click the 'Like' or 'Tweet' or other icons.

In advance, thanks for your help!!!

Keep on tickin!
Adam

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Written by Adam Pick
Patient & Website Founder

Written by Adam Pick - Patient & Website Founder

Adam Pick is a heart valve patient and author of The Patient's Guide To Heart Valve Surgery. In 2006, Adam founded HeartValveSurgery.com to educate and empower patients. This award-winning website has helped over 10 million people fight heart valve disease. Adam has been featured by the American Heart Association and Medical News Today.

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