Mitral Valve Prolapse (cont.)
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- Mitral Valve Prolapse Causes
- Mitral Valve Prolapse Symptoms
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- Mitral Valve Prolapse Treatment
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Mitral Valve Prolapse Treatment
Mitral valve prolapse usually requires no specific treatment, except reassurance, since most people do not have serious underlying heart disease. Rather, care focuses on minor changes a person can make that may prevent symptoms.
- The condition usually requires no activity restrictions, but the person should avoid competitive sports if he has a definite click and murmur of significant mitral insufficiency. Most people have minimal, if any, mitral insufficiency.
- There are no special restrictions on diet.
- Caffeine, alcohol, and stimulant intake should be limited if heart irregularities are present.
- Maintain normal fluid intake. Dehydration can provoke MVP.
If a woman is pregnant, she should tell her obstetrician or midwife that she has mitral valve prolapse.
- Most women with mitral valve prolapse require no specific precautions.
- A woman may require antibiotics if she needs a urinary catheter or has an infection at the time of delivery and has a heart murmur of mitral insufficiency.
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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.
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