MVP pain can feel like a sharp, stabbing or shooting pain that is often located in your left side of your chest and under the breastbone.
MVP pain is chest pain that is associated with mitral valve prolapse.
With MVP chest pain or MVP in general you may also have a fluttering or pounding sensation, like your heart is skipping beats or racing and you may have discomfort or pressure which can radiate to your back, shoulder or neck, and it can be intermittent or persistent and can occur at rest, during exertion or when in certain positions.
Some people with MVP or mitral valve prolapse might not have any chest pain and others have some mild discomfort which does not significantly impact daily activities.
In severe cases though the chest pain can become debilitating and interfere with your daily life.
However chest pain should never be ignored as it can also be a symptom of a heart attack which is more serious and requires immediate medical care.
Mitral valve prolapse is a condition in which your mitral valve flaps become too stretchy and don't close as tightly as they should which can cause blood to leak backwards.
Your mitral valve is one of your heart's valves that is located between the left atrium and the left ventricle and it controls the blood flow between these two chambers.
In mitral valve prolapse the valve flaps become floppy and bulge backward into the left atrium during heartbeats instead of closing as they should.
It's called floppy heart because the mitral valve flaps are abnormally stretchy and can be too large or thick and cause them to bulge back instead of closing tightly.
Mitral valve prolapse is not life threatening in most cases and does not always require any treatment or lifestyle changes.
Although in some cases, the valve might not close completely and cause blood to leak backwards also called mitral regurgitation which can cause shortness of breath, heart palpitations or even chest pain.
People who are most likely to get mitral valve prolapse are people in their 50s and above and men who have high blood pressure or other heart conditions.
Many people with mitral valve prolapse have it without any noticeable symptoms and sometimes the symptoms of mitral valve prolapse may be mistaken for something else.
Mitral valve prolapse makes you tired as a result of inadequate blood oxygen being delivered to your working muscles which causes fatigue.
Mitral valve prolapse can affect your blood pressure and can cause low blood pressure and for some people mitral valve prolapse can cause high levels of catecholamines and high heart rate.
The first and only manifestation of mitral valve prolapse are a click or murmur and the murmur is caused by some of the blood leaking back into the left atrium.
The neurological symptoms of mitral valve prolapse are cerebral ischemia, transient global amnesia, migraine, autonomic dysfunction, and psychiatric disease.
Shortness of breath is a symptom of mitral valve prolapse.
The symptoms of mitral valve prolapse are cough, heart palpitations, chest pain, fatigue, shortness of breath when laying down and difficulty breathing after exertion.
The first heart sound in mitral valve prolapse is a crisp mid systolic click as the subvalvular apparatus abruptly tightens.
The age that is most affected by mitral valve prolapse is people older than 50.
However anyone of any age can be affected by mitral valve prolapse.
Exercise can improve mitral valve prolapse and improve heart health.
Exercise cannot worsen mitral valve prolapse as long as you safely exercise and not over exert yourself.
Exercise when done in a healthy way can be beneficial to your mitral valve prolapse condition.
The signs that your mitral valve prolapse is getting worse are shortness of breath, fatigue and weakness.
You should have mitral valve prolapse checked as often as every 2 years to 3 years.
If you have mitral valve prolapse and moderate or severe mitral regurgitation should see a doctor and undergo echocardiography every 6 to 12 months.
The age that mitral valve prolapse occurs is around age 50 although mitral valve prolapse can occur at any age and be inherited as well and be linked to several other conditions which include Ebstein anomaly.
If you have mitral valve prolapse you should avoid too much exertion, avoid unhealthy foods, avoid smoking and avoid excess alcohol consumption.
However you can continue to exercise as normal with mitral valve prolapse.
Mitral valve prolapse can cause vision problems especially in young patients which can include permanent or temporary vision loss.
The deficiency that causes mitral valve prolapse is a magnesium deficiency.