In mitral valve disease, the mitral valve, which is located between your left heart chambers (left atrium and left ventricle), doesn't work properly. Types of mitral valve disease include:Mitral valve regurgitation. In this condition, the flaps (leaflets) of the mitral valve don't close tightly, causing blood to leak backward into the left atrium of your heart. If not treated, it can result in heart muscle damage.The most common cause of blood leakage is mitral valve prolapse, in which the leaflets bulge back into the left atrium as your heart contracts. 1  Mitral valve stenosis. 2  In this condition, the flaps of the mitral valve become thick or stiff, and they may fuse together. Mitral valve stenosis. 2  In this condition, the flaps of the mitral valve become thick or stiff, and they may fuse together. 3  This results in a narrowed valve opening and reduced blood flow from the left atrium to the left ventricle.
The Cuyahoga River and the industrial flats. The Flats is a mixed-use industrial, entertainment, and increasingly residential area of Cleveland, Ohio, USA. The name reflects its low-lying topography on the banks of the Cuyahoga River.
Cleveland is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio and the county seat of Cuyahoga County, the state's second most-populous county. Located along Lake Erie, the city proper has a population of 388,072, making Cleveland the 51st largest city in the United States, and the second-largest city in Ohio after Columbus. Greater Cleveland ranked as the 32nd-largest metropolitan area in the United States, with 2,055,612 people in 2016. The city anchors the ClevelandâAkronâCanton Combined Statistical ...