Introduction: Mitral valve prolapse (MVP) is the most common anomaly of mitral valve with different incidence (using modern criteria) and different level of pathoanatomical abnormality. In most of the ...

Mitral valve prolapse is a condition affecting the heart. Doctors may also call it floppy mitral valve syndrome or systolic click-murmur syndrome. It stems from a mitral valve malfunction, which may ...

Mitral valve prolapse treatment aims to relieve symptoms, prevent complications, and improve the quality of life of people who have blood that leaks back into their heart’s left atrium. Mitral valve ...

Inside the four chambers of your heart is a system designed to pump blood throughout your body. When that system works properly, blood flows through two chambers on the right side of your heart, then ...

Q I am 66 years old and an avid cyclist. Last winter, after we went for a long ride, I suddenly felt lightheaded and then fainted. My doctor ordered a series of heart scans that found slight mitral ...

Genetic mutations in heart valve cells of the developing fetus lead to mitral valve prolapse, report a global collaborative of researchers. These mutations or genetic variations cause defects in ...

Mitral valve prolapse treatments include medication to manage symptoms, lifestyle changes, and in people with severe cases, surgical intervention to repair or replace the mitral valve. Mitral valve ...