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Medical Treatment
Usually a person needs no medications for mitral valve prolapse, just a strong dose of reassurance.
- If a person has unusual heart rhythms, such as palpitations, she may need treatment with beta-blockers.
- To help prevent a heart valve infection, a person may need preventive antibiotics before certain dental or surgical procedures if she has a 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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