Tumor plop: A tumor plop is an early diastolic low-pitched sound just after the S2 heart sound. This is in contrast to the opening snap of rheumatic mitral valve stenosis, which is high pitched.

Mitral valve prolapse occurs when portion(s) of one or both of the mitral valve leaflets or the tissue filaments (”chordae”) that hold these leaflets in place become floppy and allow these leaflet ...

83 What is the most common cause of mitral stenosis? The most common cause of mitral valve stenosis is rheumatic valvular disease. Other less common causes include severe mitral annular ...