MITRAL VALVE PROLAPSE

MITRAL VALVE PROLAPSE

• The mitral valve is a valve that lets blood flow from one chamber of the heart,
• The left atrium to another called the left ventricle.
• In a mitral valve prolapse, part of the mitral valve slips backward loosely
• Into the chamber called the left atrium. This happens when the main heart
• Muscle, called the left ventricle, squeezes during each heartbeat.

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• In a mitral valve prolapse, the valve slips backward due to the
• Abnormal size of or damage to the mitral valve tissues
• For most people with a mitral valve prolapse, the cause remains unknown.

SYMPTOMS

• Most people have no symptoms.
• Chest pain is the most frequent symptom in people who have symptoms
• With mitral valve prolapse.