mitral valve prolapse…

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heart, section, the middle, mitral valve prolapse, heart valve surgery, barlow's syndrome, floppy mitral valve, myxomatous mitral valve, billowing mitral valve, systolic click-murmur syndrome, prolapsing mitral leaflet syndrome, mitral valve prolapse, the heart's mitral valve, separates the left upper chamber, atrium, left lower chamber, ventricle, billows out, does not close properly, mitral valve prolapse, a variety of mechanisms, harmless, does not cause symptoms, small number of cases, cause severe mitral regurgitation, leakage of blood back, the valve, needs to be treated, surgery, forms of mitral valve prolapse, hereditary, mitral valve prolapse has been associated, marfan's syndrome, a disorder present from birth, graves' disease, disorders, mitral valve prolapse, thin women who, have minor chest wall deformities, scoliosis, disorders, an atrial septal defect, a hole, in the wall that separates the left, right upper heart chambers, in the wall, the heart, an ostium secundum defect, sensation of feeling the heart beat, palpitations, chest pain, unrelated to coronary artery disease, a heart attack, difficulty breathing after exertion, fatigue, cough, shortness of breath, lying flat, orthopnea, no symptoms, a gradual onset of symptoms, feel a thrill, vibration, over the heart, using a stethoscope, hear a distinctive murmur, abnormal sounds, murmur is described, a mid-systolic click, followed by a late systolic murmur, a click sound is heard midway, in the "beating" part, the heartbeat cycle, followed by a murmur near the end of this time, murmur is worse, standing, blood pressure, normal, mitral valve prolapse, associated regurgitation, echocardiogram, an ultrasound examination, the heart, color-flow doppler examination, cardiac catheterization, chest x-rays, fluid, in the lungs, an enlarged left atrium, severe mitral regurgitation is present, ecg, arrhythmias atrial fibrillation, tests, chest mri, radionuclide scans, ct scan, the chest, no, few symptoms, treatment is not necessary, no restrictions on activity, diet, hospitalization required, diagnosis, treatment of severe symptoms, surgical repair, valve replacement required, severe mitral regurgitation develops, symptoms worsen, antibiotics, prescribed, bacterial infection is present, dental work is planned, anti-arrhythmics, drugs which regulate the heart rhythm, needed to control irregular heart rhythms, vasodilators, drugs that dilate blood vessels, reduce the workload, the heart, digitalis, strengthen the heartbeat, diuretics, water pills, remove excess fluid, in the lungs, propranolol given, palpitations, chest pain, anticoagulants, blood thinners, prevent clot formation, atrial fibrillation is present, atrial fibrillation increases the chances of clot formation, depending on underlying conditions, mitral valve prolapse, benign, symptomatic, controllable, medications, improved, surgery, arrhythmias associated, fatal, endocarditis, valve infection, severe mitral regurgitation, stroke, clots to other areas, arrhythmias, atrial fibrillation, symptoms suggest mitral valve prolapse, signs of infection occur, fever, chills, muscle aches, headache, malaise, general ill feeling, not be preventable, complications, discuss any history of heart valve disease, congenital heart disease, any treatment by the health care provider, dentist, dental work, cleaning, invasive procedure, introduce bacteria, bloodstream, bacteria, infect a damaged mitral valve, causing endocarditis, giving antibiotics, prevent infection, rather than waiting, infection to develop, individuals, mitral valve prolapse, a significant regurgitation is documented, physicians recommend antibiotics, moderate to severe mitral valve prolapse has been confirmed, a "click" is present at auscultation.