Michael J. Reardon

I. Mitral Regurgitation: What every physician needs to know. Primary mitral regurgitation The mitral valve is composed of its leaflets, the chordae tendineae, the mitral annulus, and the papillary muscles that link the chordae to the left ventricle (LV). Primary mitral regurgitation (PMR) may occur from pathology of any of these valve components. In developed…