Minimal verses Mild Mitral

[j4life]

My sister and I took the drug phen phen and even though all the measurements on paper said the same, her Dr. said that she had Mild Mitral and my Dr. said mine was Minimal Mitral.  Are these the same or not?  Please let me know...Thanks so much and many blessings.

[CCF-M.D.-MJM]

Hello,

It depends on who is reading it.  Minimal should in theory be slightly less than mild.  I would not be worried about either minimal or mild.  Good luck and thanks for posting.

[Erik36]

My guess would be that minimal could be considered trivial which can be seen as a normal variance. Mild Mitral Regurgitation is possibly a little more than minimal, although this can also be seen as a normal variance. You may need to take antibiotics prior to dental procedure and/or other invasive medical procedures. I am not a doctor I am sharing this with you because I have mild mitral valve regurgitation. I need pre-medication before any dental or invasive medical procedures. My Cardiologist says that they find trivial to mild Mitral Regurgitation in most echoes he does. I imagine it's present in all of us at some point.


Erik

[j4life]

Thanks so much Erik.  I just couldn't understand why my Dr. would write something different from my sister's because she had everything the same on her paper.  Thanks again..many blessings.

[cristabelle]

Hello there.  I am not a physician, and look forward to the MD's answer.  This is a great forum. Good question you ask also!

  I just wanted to say that I have seen mild and minimal used interchangably on my echo reports. I do not say this is the same in your case, just my experience.
I have progressed to moderate over the years but am asymptomatic and have taken a beta blocker for many years. Even though my valve is prolapsed, I do not have any restrictions and only trace MR. As ERIKwithout the DR. I do premedicate prior to oral hygiene appt.

cristabelle

[lovey2]

would this also be called a heart murmur?

[rlucky]

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