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'''Mitral Valve Regurgitation''' ...ency''' or '''mitral incompetence''', is a condition in which the [[mitral valve]] in the heart doesn't close tightly, allowing blood to flow backward in th

== Aortic Insufficiency == ...nown as '''aortic regurgitation''' (AR), is a condition where the [[aortic valve]] does not close tightly, causing the blood to flow backward into the [[lef

== Valvular Insufficiency == '''Valvular insufficiency''' (pronounced: val-vyoo-lar in-suh-fish-en-see), also known as '''[[valvul

|Term=Mitral insufficiency |Short definition=a problem with the ability of the mitral valve in the heart to close, which causes the heart to pump harder and reduces it

== Heart Valve Disease == ...e [[mitral valve]], [[tricuspid valve]], [[pulmonary valve]], and [[aortic valve]].

== Heart Valve Diseases == ...e [[mitral valve]], [[tricuspid valve]], [[pulmonary valve]], and [[aortic valve]].

...lso known as '''aortic insufficiency''', is a condition where the [[aortic valve]] in the heart does not close tightly, allowing some of the blood that was ...toms and slow the progression of the disease, and in severe cases, [[heart valve surgery]] may be required.

...rder in which acid in the stomach comes up into the esophagus, because the valve separating the stomach and esophagus does not function properly ...monly a birth defect or caused by scarring and calcium accumulation in the valve from rheumatic fever