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BB60.0 category

Rheumatic mitral valve stenosis

Definition

Mitral stenosis refers to narrowing of the mitral valve orifice, resulting in impedance of filling of the left ventricle in diastole. It is usually caused by rheumatic heart disease.

Also indexed as

Rheumatic mitral valve stenosisinactive mitral stenosisrheumatic mitral obstructionrheumatic mitral valve obstruction

Nearby in Mitral valve stenosis