Disease or Syndrome
mitral valve prolapse
mi·tral valve pro·lapse
Subclass of:
Heart Valve Prolapse
Also called:
Barlow's syndrome; Floppy valve syndrome; MVP
Definitions related to mitral valve prolapse syndrome:
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(mitral valve prolapse) A fairly common and often benign valvular heart disorder characterized by redundancy or hooding of mitral valve leaflets so that they prolapse into the left atrium, often causing mitral regurgitation. It is often a symptomless condition but may be marked by varied symptoms (e.g. chest pain, fatigue, dizziness, dyspnea, or palpitations) leading in some cases to endocarditis or ventricular tachycardia.NCI ThesaurusU.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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(mitral valve prolapse) A valve problem in which one or both of the mitral valve flaps collapse backward into the left atrium. This may allow a small amount of blood to leak backward (regurgitate) through the valve.Harvard Dictionary of Health TermsHarvard Medical Publishing, 2011
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(mitral valve prolapse) Abnormal protrusion or billowing of one or both of the leaflets of MITRAL VALVE into the LEFT ATRIUM during SYSTOLE. This allows the backflow of blood into left atrium leading to MITRAL VALVE INSUFFICIENCY; SYSTOLIC MURMURS; or CARDIAC ARRHYTHMIA.NLM Medical Subject HeadingsU.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
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(mitral valve prolapse) Mitral valve prolapse (MVP) occurs when one of your heart's valves doesn't work properly. The flaps of the valve are "floppy" and don't close tightly. Most people who have the condition are born with it. It also tends to run in families. Most of the time, MVP doesn't cause any problems. Rarely, blood can leak the wrong way through the floppy valve. This can cause Palpitations (feelings that your heart is skipping a beat, fluttering, or beating too hard or too fast); Shortness of breath; Cough; Fatigue, dizziness, or anxiety; Migraine headaches; Chest discomfort. Most people who have mitral valve prolapse (MVP) don't need treatment because they don't have symptoms and complications. If you need treatment for MVP, medicines can help relieve symptoms or prevent complications. Very few people will need surgery to repair or replace the mitral valve. MVP puts you at risk for infective endocarditis, a kind of heart infection. To prevent it, doctors used to prescribe antibiotics before dental work or certain surgeries. Now, only people at high risk of endocarditis need the antibiotics. NIH: National Heart, Lung, and Blood InstituteMedlinePlusU.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
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(mitral valve prolapse) One or both of the leaflets (cusps) of the mitral valve bulges back into the left atrium upon contraction of the left ventricle.Human Phenotype Ontology (HPO)The Human Phenotype Ontology Project, 2021
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Mitral valve prolapse (MVP) is a billowing of mitral valve leaflets into the left atrium during systole. The most common cause is idiopathic myxomatous degeneration. MVP is usually benign, but complications include mitral regurgitation, endocarditis, and chordal rupture. MVP is usually asymptomatic in the absence of significant...Merck & Co., Inc., 2020
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Mitral valve prolapse (MVP) is the most common valvular abnormality, affecting approximately 2-6% of the population in the United States. MVP usually results in a benign course.WebMD, 2019
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Mitral valve prolapse occurs when the flaps (leaflets) of the heart's mitral valve bulge (prolapse) like a parachute into the heart's left upper chamber (left atrium) as the heart contracts.Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research
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Mitral valve prolapse (MVP) is defined as systolic prolapse or billowing of one or both mitral valve leaflets into the left atrium.Athenahealth, Inc., 2019
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