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How would a stenotic (narrowing) bicuspid (mitral) valve affect the movement of blood from the left atrium to the left ventricle?
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How would a stenotic (narrowing) bicuspid (mitral) valve affect the movement of blood

from the left atrium to the left ventricle?

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It limits the blood flow.
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Mitral stenosis causes reduced blood flow through the narrowed valve opening from the left atrium to the left ventricle. As a result, the volume of blood bringing oxygen from the lungs is reduced. This can make you feel tired and short of breath.

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