Very mild mitral regurgitation is mild valvular regurgitation?

Question
Hello doctor,
I just had a heart exam, the doctor said I have mild tricuspid regurgitation and very mild mitral regurgitation. So the doctor asked me if very mild mitral regurgitation is mild valvular regurgitation? I thank you doctor.
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Answer
Answered by Doctor Department of Medical Examination & Internal Medicine, Vinmec Hai Phong International General Hospital.
Hello,
With the question “Mitral valve regurgitation is very mild, is it mild valvular regurgitation? ", the doctor would like to answer as follows:
Very mild mitral regurgitation is counted as mild valvular regurgitation, only with mitral valve.
Mild mitral regurgitation is a condition in which the mitral valve connecting the left ventricle and left atrium does not close to a mild degree. So, instead of going all the way into the ventricles, a small portion of the blood will be regurgitated back into the atria. As a result, the amount of blood going to the body is slightly reduced. Based on the degree of regurgitation, mild mitral regurgitation is often understood as 1/4 mitral regurgitation. But in fact, there are people with larger mitral regurgitation (2/4) but no symptoms, physiological regurgitation is still classified as mild valve regurgitation.
Most mild cases of mitral regurgitation are not cause for concern. If there is only a slight opening and there are no symptoms of cough, shortness of breath, heart palpitations, chest pain, unusual fatigue, it is not dangerous.
However, if there are signs mentioned above, the patient must absolutely not be subjective. Because at this point in addition to the heart valve problem, you definitely have another underlying medical condition. It can be heart disease, lung disease or gastroesophageal reflux disease, intercostal neuralgia.
If you still have questions about very mild mitral regurgitation, you can go to a hospital under Vinmec Health System for further examination and advice. Thank you for trusting and sending questions to Vinmec. Wish you a lot of health.
Best regards!