Significant mitral valve regurgitation has a prevalence of approximately 2% of the population, affecting males and females equally. It is one of the two most common valvular heart diseases in the elderly, and the commonest type of valvular heart disease in low and middle income countries. In a study of 595 male elite football players aged 18–38 and 47 sedentary non-athletes,<unk>  was found in 20% football players and 15% in control group. Football players with<unk>  were found to have larger mitral annulus diameter compared to athletes without regurgitation, and left atrium diameter was larger in athletes with<unk> .
Mitral regurgitation
Aortic regurgitation
Tricuspid regurgitation
Mitral stenosis
Mitral valve prolapse
Aortic stenosis
Tricuspid valve stenosis
Systolic hypertension