**What is mitral valve insufficiency**?... In general, the condition where the heart valve is unable to close and some blood returns to the heart is called mitral valve insufficiency.... If this problem occurs seriously, the blood in the areas of the heart is unable to pass through the areas of the heart to cover all parts of the body... in the mitral valve from the heart?. A number of factors are very effective in causing heart failure, which include: - Mitral valve loosening - Incidence of rheumatic heart diseases - Heart attack or coronary artery disease - Occurrence of a number of autoimmune diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis - Infection in the area of ​​heart valves (endocarditis) - Occurrence of problems in the area of ​​the mitral valve at birth - Fracture or damage in the supporting structures of the mitral valve - Special judges - Occurrence of abnormal heart muscle function (cardiomyopathy) - Making an impact Learn more: mitral valve prolapse What are the signs and symptoms of heart mitral valve failure? Some people with mitral regurgitation may experience symptoms for years, including: - Feeling tired - Severe heart palpitations - Swelling in the leg or ankle area Note that this disease is accompanied by mild symptoms in most cases and these symptoms begin to progress quickly over time... When should the patient see a doctor for treatment?... In cases where you go to the doctor for an examination and the doctor hears abnormal sounds while listening to your heart with the help of a stethoscope, in these cases the doctor may ask you to see a cardiologist as soon as possible and use the echocardiography treatment method... In the above cases We have described each of the symptoms of heart valve failure, please note that if any of these symptoms occur, you should consult a cardiologist as soon as possible.. ### Risk factors for heart valve failure Be aware that there are several risk factors that increase the risk of developing this disease, including: - Existence of heart diseases in family records - History of heart attacks (because heart attacks can cause damage to the heart area and affect heart function) - History of heart diseases - The use of special drugs such as: drugs containing ergotamine, Cafergot, Migergot) and similar drugs for migraine. - age How to diagnose mitral valve insufficiency If you see any of the mentioned symptoms of this disease in the first stage, you should see a cardiologist... After going to the next stage, the doctor will listen to the sound and beat of your heart using a phone.... If your heart sound is abnormal, you will be diagnosed with mitral valve insufficiency. The treatment of this disease depends on important factors, including: the severity of the disease and the patient's age... it is necessary to know that in some cases the patient may undergo full sternotomy (chest incision) treatment to repair or replace the mitral valve... it should be noted that according to the research conducted so far, no medicine has been proven to close the mitral valve flaps correctly, but in some cases the doctor may prescribe you medicines to reduce the symptoms of **insufficiency** which include: - Diuretic drugs: this category of drugs reduces the accumulation of fluids in the body by increasing the excretion of fluids through urine... It is prescribed for heart infections.