Mitral Insufficiency Symptoms
Health Encyclopedia: Mitral Regurgitation Acute
Mitral insufficiency; Acute mitral regurgitation
Symptoms
- Rapid breathing
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Shortness of breath that increases when lying flat (orthopnea) - Sensation of feeling the heart beat (
palpitations ) -
Chest pain -- unrelated to coronary artery disease or a heart attack -
Cough
Signs and tests
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