Mitral Valve Prolapse Risk Factors
Mitral valve prolapse is a heart problem in which the valve that separates the upper and lower chambers of the left side of the heart does not close properly.
Alternative Names
Barlow syndrome; Floppy mitral valve; Myxomatous mitral valve; Billowing mitral valve; Systolic click-murmur syndrome; Prolapsing mitral leaflet syndrome
Causes, incidence, and risk factors
The mitral valve helps blood on the left side of the heart flow in one direction. It closes to keep blood from moving...
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Risk Factors for Prolapse
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Mitral Valve Prolapse
Source: HealthCentral Encyclopedia
The mitral valve controls the flow of blood into the left ventricle. Normally, when the left ventricle contracts the mitral valve closes and the... Read more »
Mitral Valve Proplase Patient Guide
The most common heart valve abnormality is called Mitral Valve Prolapse (MVP), which affects between 5 percent and 20 percent of the ... Read more »
Mitral Valve Stenosis
Source: HealthCentral Encyclopedia
In mitral valve stenosis, the mitral valve leaflets are fused together by scar tissue, gradually narrowing the valve and slowing the flow of blood... Read more »
Mitral valve surgery: open
Source: ADAM Encyclopedia
Mitral valve surgery is surgery that can either repair or replace the mitral valve in your heart.Blood that flows between different chambers of your... Read more »
Mitral regurgitation: chronic
Source: ADAM Encyclopedia
Chronic mitral regurgitation is a long-term disorder in which the heart's mitral valve does not close properly, causing blood to flow backward (leak)... Read more »
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