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regurgitationthe valve does not close properly, and blood backflows through the valve stenosisthe valve does not open completely, and blood flow through the valve is reduced valve prolapsethe stretching of an atrioventricular valve leaflet into the atrium during diastole mitral valve prolapseusually asymptomatic, treatment includes controlling symptoms, encouraging patients to decrease intake of alcohol and caffeine, CCBs, beta blockers, and nitroglycerin mitral regurgitationcan be caused by degeneration of valves from infection or disease, rheumatic disease is main cause, backflow of blood from left ventricle into left atrium mitral regurgitationdiagnose through a TEE, patient will have irregular pulse, treat patient like CHF, use beta blockers, ACE inhibitors and angiotensin 2 receptor blockers, may need surgery