Awareness of one’s own heartbeats is known as Palpitation. Valve disorders can present with various types of rhythm disturbances. Extra beats (Premature atrial / Ventricular Contractions) are quite common. Atrial Fibrillation is common in Mitral Stenosis and Mitral Regurgitation.

1. Heart Palpitations

3. Awareness of one’s own heartbeats is known as
Palpitation. Valve disorders can present with various
types of rhythm disturbances. Extra beats (Premature
atrial / Ventricular Contractions) are quite common.
Atrial Fibrillation is common in Mitral Stenosis and Mitral
Regurgitation.

4. Atrial fibrillation (AF) is an abnormal rhythm where atrial
contractions are ineffective and rapid and ventricular
contractions are irregular. Often presented as
palpitation.

5. In valvular diseases this condition is caused by atrial
dilatation and commonly found in Mitral disease.

6. Atrial fibrillation causes blood to stagnate in atria and can
cause clots in the atria. This can lead to Thrombo-
Embolism (Migration of small clots into the circulation
causing occlusion of arteries).

7. It can embolize to legs or abdomen. When it happens in
the brain circulation, the result is a stroke!

8. So AF is a serious condition which needs to be treated.
Patient has to be on Anticoagulant medications (Blood
thinning agents to prevent clots) until AF is reverted.