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Top: Health: Conditions_and_Diseases: Cardiovascular_Disorders: Heart_Disease: Valvular: Mitral_Valve

Situated between the left atrium and left ventricle it allows blood to flow from the left atrium to the left ventricle, preventing backflow. Also called bicuspid valve, left atrioventricular valve.

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