ENTITIES Normal function Aortic stenosis-senile Aortic stenosis-bicuspid Aortic regurgitation Mitral stenosis Mitral prolapse Mitral flail Mitral regurgitation Valvular infection Prosthetic valves Cardiomyopathy Ischemia-anterior Ischemia-inferior Ischemia-aneurysm Post-infarct VSD IHSS Pericardial effusion Masses		Mitral valve prolapse		Notes: The mitral leaflet(s) dip-back into the left atrium during systole, billowing posterior to an imaginary line that could be drawn across the mitral annulus (see animation).

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