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 ...

Your heart has four chambers, two on the right and two on the left. Blood flows into the right side of the heart, then to the lungs where it receives oxygen. From the lungs it flows into the left ...

Mitral valve prolapse (MVP) occurs when the valve between the heart’s left chambers doesn’t close properly. Many people don’t have symptoms, but others experience heart palpitations, chest pain, and ...

NEW ORLEANS, LA—A detailed look at the echocardiographic results from the COAPT trial has failed to pinpoint any baseline echocardiographic factors that could help valve teams decide which patients ...

Mitral valve prolapse (MVP) is a common congenital abnormality of the heart that can cause severe complications such as arrhythmias, heart failure, and sudden cardiac death. To date, the causes of MVP ...

There are no exercise restrictions for people with mitral valve prolapse. However, they should avoid the same unhealthy lifestyle practices that apply to everyone, including eating non-nutritious food ...

ROCHESTER, Minn. - Disturbing evidence of higher mortality and lower surgery rates in women versus men with mitral valve prolapse and severe leakage may be related to the complexity of evaluating the ...

Recent findings may be relevant to discussions with patients and their families about the pros and cons of cardiac surgery.