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A link has been established between high blood pressure and the most common heart valve disorder, higher blood pressure in early life was associated with a significantly greater future risk of mitral regurgitation, a condition which makes the heart less efficient at pumping blood around the body, and in severe cases can lead to heart failure.
Disabling valve disorder is not an inevitable consequence of aging, the growing burden of mitral valve disease, particularly among older people,
Mitral regurgitation leads to a backflow of blood into the heart, causing shortness of breath, tiredness, dizziness and chest pain.
Despite significant advances in the understanding of valve disease, mitral regurgitation has until now been largely considered a degenerative disorder, resulting from a weakening of the valve over time due to ‘wear and tear’. Lowering blood pressure through exercise, diet and taking of blood pressure lowering drugs could reduce the risk of valve heart disorder.
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