Mitral Valve Stenosis : Symptoms

Patients affected by Mitral Valve Stenosis typically develop symptoms (Symptomatic).  These typically develop during exertion or conditions which stress the body.  Sometimes symptoms will go un-noticed by patients justifying them as part of getting older or some other disease.
Some of the symptoms can be confused for pneumonia or a upper respiratory illness.  Mitral Valve Stenosis can produced any of the following symptoms alone or in combination:

1. Shortness of breath, usually with exertion
2. Fatigue or tiredness
3. Leg swelling
4. Heart Palpitations or fluttering
5. Irregular heart rate 
6. Chest pain
7. Fainting or dizziness
8. Heavy coughing spells with or without blood stained spit

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Watch this short video from the American Heart Association comparing a normal Mitral Valve to a stenotic one.

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