I’m 24, female, healthy weight. I was just told that I have mild mitral valve prolapse today. Here’s what‘s in the doctor’s notes:
“Thick and redundant mitral valve leaflets. Mild anterior mitral leaflet prolapse (A3). The mitral annulus is not dilated (29mm). Mild, posteriorly directed mitral regurgitation. Rest of the valves are normal. Mild tricuspid regurgitation. Trivial pulmonary regurgitation.”
Is what i have serious, and has my average life expectancy been affected by this recent development? Thanks in advance.
Age 75
Sex F
Height 4’11
Weight
Race White
Duration of complaint - on going
Location New Jersey - New York
Any existing relevant medical issues
My mother has severe mitral valve regurgitations and related tricuspid leak.
We are in search of a consultation from a cardiac surgeon as to whether it is recommended to perform either (1) a valve into valve repair catheter procedure, or (2) a robotic sidewall valve replacement procedure.
In sum - we are trying to confirm whether the valve replacement is too risky and therefore not recommended
This would be a third open of her heart and she has multiple comorbidities.
Is mitral regurgitation and low blood pressure linked and does trivial regurgitation affect blood pressure?
For example my blood pressure usually is 110/73, 106/69, 107/71, 115/70, 115/71, 102/63, etc. I'm 25 years old with 0.2-0.3mm bileaflet prolapse and 0-I grade regurgitation.
Male 23 egypt __ No smoking and no drinking __ 177 cm height.. 61 kg weight __ Was wondering what's the best beta blocker for this condition.. i always use propranolol 40 mg and ig works wonders controlling my palpitations and dyspnea... But i was aiming at substituting it with a cardioselective beta blocker.. so which one is commonly prescribed for mvp?
Had an echo done and it states mild mitral valve regurgitation. About 9 months ago I had my first ever heart palpitation and my heart begin racing. This lead me into full blown panic mode and I have not been the same sense. My anxiety is through the roof. 1 out of that 9 months I was actually given a beta blocker and I’m telling you now the side effects were horrendous. Vivid nightmares, pounding headache, fatigue like no other… I can’t live like that. The only thing that I found that helps me is Ativan but the docs don’t want to prescribe that and I understand why. From what I read, people with mitral valve issues have anxiety problems even before a diagnosis. Is this ever going to end? It’s been 9 months… I just want my life back.
I have been having heart palpitations for a few months. I went to the cardiologist today and she said I have mild mitral valve regurgitation caused by mitral valve prolapse. Would it be safe if I kept smoking weed or do need to stop? I have severe OCD and I'm not on any medication for it for several reasons and so I smoke weed to relieve my symptoms, I smoke nearly every day. Do I need to stop? if so should I stop immediately or slowly stop? Also, any other advice about Mitral Valve regurgitation would be appreciated.
I'm currently 25 years old, male, don't drink, don't smoke, eat healthy. I received my echo results and they were as following:
- Mitral valve: Bileaflet mitral valve prolapse, 2-3mm with myxomatous changes on anterior leaflet.
- Tricuspid valve: No changes
- Mitral regurgitation (1-4): 0-1
- Tricuspid regurgitation (1-4): 1 (Vmax 1.9 m/s)
I have a few questions:
How can both mitral and tricuspid valves regurgitating affect me when I'm getting older, can I still exercise (lifting) without causing wear and degeneration on the valves?
Can it cause heart failure in the long term if both ventricles must work more harder to compensate losing blood?
I'm worried because my grandfather died at 77 from congestive heart failure, he was an alcoholic, smoker, had a stroke and pacemaker for 10 years. But potentially he also had MVP which maybe caused CHF. Is it possible that I inherited the same MVP progression as my relative?
Hello, i’m a 18 year old male that have been diagnosed with mild mitral valve regurgitation and i vape almost daily 50mg nic salts, can i keep vaping or should i quit? please answer i am kinda scared
Say we have an Echo that shows mitral fibrosis with regurgitation, which progressed over the years from physiological to 1/2 LA and then reduced back to physiological. Along with that there is tricuspidal regurgitation which over time progressed from physiological to the roof of RA and stayed there. PASP is around 24-28 mmHg.
Mitral valve gradient is around 5.5 - 6.5 mmHg, but the leaflets movement in M-mode is normal, so sonologist doesn't write anything about stenosis.
These data repeat over the years.
Why can mitral valve gradient be elevated in this case? And what could be the cause of tricuspid regurgitation?
The cause of mitral fibrosis was chronic tonsillitis, the tonsils have been removed. Currently there are no sympthoms besides episodes of mild dysrhythmias.
I have almost zero experience in cardiology (I'm an anesthesiologist who works with trauma), I'm just curious how things work. Everything I've read says about mitral valve gradient in stenosis, but nothing about regurgitation.
I was diagnosed yesterday with mitral valve regurgitation. I never had heart problems before and ever since covid I have had high blood pressure, palpitations, and fatigue and problems with exercise. I also gained quite a bit of weight after having covid.
Has anyone else been diagnosed with leaky valve or high blood pressure after covid? I’m just curious because I don’t know if this is covid related or if I’ve always had it and it just wasn’t picked up on echo until now.
Last month found out my mitral valve prolapse had progressed to severe mitral valve regurgitation. I have an appointment with a surgeon 6 weeks from now. In the meantime, I’m trying to find out if there are any restrictions on exercise I should be following. Cardiologist and primary care doc just gave general guidelines like “listen to your body” and “don’t overdo it.” I’m looking for something more specific. Surgeon would not opine since he hasn’t seen me yet. I typically do weights and cardio (at CrossFit with a personal trainer) 3 x week and walking, hiking or biking 3-4 x a week.
Damn eponyms
Just found out that mitral valve prolapse I’ve had for years has progressed to severe mitral valve regurgitation. Waiting for cardiologist appt to learn recommended next steps but assuming replacement surgery. Looking for guidance on where I might be headed from people who have been there.
Hi,
I'm a newbie here. Last december, I was rushed to the ER since I've experienced shortness of breath and lightheadedness that I thought I would pass out, this was also accompanied by a presence of hard pounding in my chest, so I thought I was having a heart attack. I'm 6'0" guy and back then I was around 123kgs, Obese. On the ER, they got some tests like Troponin, CBC, Chest X-Ray, ECG, they ruled out heart attack since my Troponin score was low and my other test revealed no remarkable findings, my blood tests were within normal range, although slightly elevated cholesterol, and normal Xray, a fast ECG with no remarkable findings. Although they said that I had an elevated blood pressure of around 150/90 They told me I could go home and referred me to a proper Cardiologist.
The first cardiologist that I was referred to read my tests, checked my chest, and said that I might have been experiencing acid reflux symptoms since she could not find any change in the tests. She prescribed Amplodipine and Losartan for my BP management.
I again checked for a second cardiologist since some of the symptoms still persist. Once again she checked and confirmed that my anxiety might be the cause of this since a heart problem at 26 is highly unlikely. I continued the meds prescribed with Pantoprazole for my acid reflux.
Chest pains remain and now included a sort of numbness in my left arms, and a tingling pain during nights. I was alarmed and asked my 2nd Cardio (the one I'm still seeing) to recommend me tests that would hopefully and unequivocally confirm that I had no heart problems. She checked my chest via stethoscope and heard nothing, checked my ecg and said it to be normal, she recommended that I try to get exams like blood tests , 2d Echo and stress test.
Fast forward to now, I've lost some weight and I'm around 100kgs, I had received my 2d echo yesterday and revealed that I had Thickened and Mildly Prolapsed Anterior Mitral Valve with Mild Mitral Regurgitation, Mild Tricuspid Regurgitation, and Pulmonic Regurgitation.
So my question is, how serious are these? I'm quite anxious right now and my next consultation is next week. I've had difficulty sleeping since receiving this result. Thank you very much doctors of reddit!
Hello I’m male 30 y/o from the Philippines. I had my 2D echo last month because I’ve been experiencing tight/heavy chest and shortness of breath for months and my echo showed Trivial Mitral Regurgitation, Mild Tricuspid Regurgitation, Redundant Anterior Mitral Valve Leaflets. I went to my Cardio and he prescribed me beta-blockers. I was taking it for weeks but it doesn’t help with my chest and I rarely have palpitations. I seeked psych help also and prescribed my Anti Depressant; with the antibdepressant it helped a little. There are good days & there are bad days like today chest is tight again the whole day. What other alternatives can I do to help with my heavy chest? Also does this mean I have mitral valve prolapse? Do mild regurgitations have symptoms? Because I heard some have moderate but doesnt have symptoms. I stopped drinking alcohol last year. I don’t smoke cigarettes. My coffee is decaf once a day every morning.
Just curious who else out there has this condition. I was diagnosed 3 years ago and just had another echo. They called and said it looked “okay” and that I have my appointment in June and the doctor will go over everything. I could be reading into things, but the nurse’s tone of voice has me a little worried but I do have health anxiety so I may just be overthinking.
Curious who has MR and what your symptoms (if any) you might have.
I get skipped beats sometimes, alcohol causes my heart to pound and beat faster so I stopped that. I get pain in my chest/shoulder at times but I also have Costochondritis. There are other things but not sure if they’re related.
Anyone else out there?
Thank you
Hello, i am a 29 year old person who have had a heart control to a cardiologist, he told me i had a heart flutter which is not a disease, but on the report his assistant wrote down a trace of Mr which is a little confusing since i dont know where do i have it from and is MR the same as MVP and if they do go hand in hand so my question is this and also do i need to check my heart every so often ? Thank you in advance
I am writing an essay and have to work out if there is a need for antibiotic prophylaxis to prevent infective endocarditis. There is a flow chart to follow which states that it should be delivered if 'patients with any prosthetic valve, including a transcatheter valve or those in whom any prosthetic material was used for cardiac valve repair.' However, I can't make out if a tissue valve would be classed as a prosthetic as it is not mechanical although still 'foreign'? Any help, guidance or answers are greatly appreciated!
Hey guys, I wasn’t quite sure which sub to post this on but I thought Id give it a go here.
Basically I recently had a heart scan (echo) and got the results back today. It says that everything is looking healthy and there is nothing to worry about, but their is very trivial regurgitation of the mitral and tricuspid valves. The letter says that the results are reassuring and requires no intervention.
Unfortunately I have had a lot of anxiety surrounding my heart over the past two years (hence the tests) and I have an uncomfortable over awareness of it beating most of the time. This news may be considered good, but unfortunately because of my severe anxiety I can only see it as another thing to worry about and Im scared its going to play on my mind forever.
Does anyone have any words of advice about wether I should chase up the issue, or any similar experiences? Also sorry for the long post
Thanks guys :)
Hello! I'm 18f and recently had this 2d echo with doppler result. It's my first time having this test and there's these mild mitral regurgitation (3%), mild tricuspid regurg. (11%) and mild pulmonic regurgitation. Doc said it's benign, nothing to worry about and I'm probably born with it. Forgive me for my anxiousness, but do I need to monitor this annually? Or probably within years? Regularly? When I search in google, for some cases it's said that it progresses and it's making me so anxiousss even though it's fairly common for people to have this...
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Can someone explain why in chronic compensated MR,there is no change in afterload but in decompensated chronic MR, afterload is increased
Hey everyone,
Can someone explain why mitral regurg murmur radiates to the axilla? Having trouble finding the mechanism behind this..
My mom is a 47 year old woman who has been diagnosed with heart failure about two years ago, though she’s been suffering a lot longer than that.
She’s seen about 3 different cardiologists who have each given her different diagnoses, but she’s pretty confident in her current one. He has diagnosed her with small vessel disease, HFrEF (not sure how much percentage but I believe it was 40%), mitral regurgitation and AVNRT. Her heart is also thinner in than it should be in some places.
Now, my friend who is in med school told me the AVNRT could’ve caused the rest of her problems, but I don’t believe my mother’s cardiologist has said anything about that. He did however say that he can’t fix it with surgery or medication, he can only reduce the pain she experiences. He has also told her she will very likely experience a heart aneurysm eventually.
She feels very lonely and sad because she can’t do the things she used to be able to do, and she’s oftentimes absolutely exhausted by noon. She is still in pain, even with medication. She’s also very scared to go to the hospital because she is convinced if she goes, she’ll come to pass there.
I’m not sure of all the meds she’s on exactly, but I know for a fact that she got prescribed nitroglycerin spray. Her cardiologist told her that she can spray however many times she wants, but she’s afraid he said that because he doesn’t think she has much time left. Now, her cardiologist doesn’t say anything about the estimated time she has left, even though she’s asked a ton of times. I believe the reason for that is because with heart disease it’s quite unpredictable, but I don’t know for sure. My med school friend told me that.
My question is, does anyone know more about the diseases my mom has, or does anyone here suffer from the same as she does? I know she’d also love her questions answered regarding the nitroglycerin spray and the estimated time she has left. Unfortunately a lot of countries don’t exchange their knowledge of diseases and medication in general, so I thought it best to ask here. Thanks in advance!
36 F, no significant past medical history, Covid diagnosis in December 2020. Primary complaint during illness was chest pain. Some QT abnormalities present during hospital stay requiring a cards consult. Echo came back with an EF of 64% which I know is good. Only thing I have questions about is the mild tricuspid valve regurgitation. I’m used to seeing that on my older cardiac patients. Is this considered a regular finding in a patient my age? My follow up with cards is over a week away so I am just looking for some input until I can see him.
My mother has severe mitral valve regurgitation and related tricuspid leak.
We are in search of a consultation from a cardiac surgeon as to whether it is recommended to perform either (1) a valve into valve repair catheter procedure, or (2) a robotic sidewall valve replacement procedure.
In sum - we are trying to confirm whether the valve replacement is too risky and therefore not recommended
This would be a third open of her heart and she has multiple comorbidities.
We are in the NJ/NY area. Would like recommendations of surgeons.
Hi,
I'm a newbie here. Last december, I was rushed to the ER since I've experienced shortness of breath and lightheadedness that I thought I would pass out, this was also accompanied by a presence of hard pounding in my chest, so I thought I was having a heart attack. I'm 6'0" guy and back then I was around 123kgs, Obese. On the ER, they got some tests like Troponin, CBC, Chest X-Ray, ECG, they ruled out heart attack since my Troponin score was low and my other test revealed no remarkable findings, my blood tests were within normal range, although slightly elevated cholesterol, and normal Xray, a fast ECG with no remarkable findings. Although they said that I had an elevated blood pressure of around 150/90 They told me I could go home and referred me to a proper Cardiologist.
The first cardiologist that I was referred to read my tests, checked my chest, and said that I might have been experiencing acid reflux symptoms since she could not find any change in the tests. She prescribed Amplodipine and Losartan for my BP management.
I again checked for a second cardiologist since some of the symptoms still persist. Once again she checked and confirmed that my anxiety might be the cause of this since a heart problem at 26 is highly unlikely. I continued the meds prescribed with Pantoprazole for my acid reflux.
Chest pains remain and now included a sort of numbness in my left arms, and a tingling pain during nights. I was alarmed and asked my 2nd Cardio (the one I'm still seeing) to recommend me tests that would hopefully and unequivocally confirm that I had no heart problems. She checked my chest via stethoscope and heard nothing, checked my ecg and said it to be normal, she recommended that I try to get exams like blood tests , 2d Echo and stress test.
Fast forward to now, I've lost some weight and I'm around 100kgs, I had received my 2d echo yesterday and revealed that I had Thickened and Mildly Prolapsed Anterior Mitral Valve with Mild Mitral Regurgitation, Mild Tricuspid Regurgitation, and Pulmonic Regurgitation.
So my question is, how serious are these? I'm quite anxious right now and my next consultation is next week. I've had difficulty sleeping since receiving this result. Thank you very much doctors of reddit!
Hello! I'm 18 female and recently had this 2d echo with a doppler result. It's my first time having this test and there's this mild mitral regurgitation (3%), mild tricuspid regurg. (11%) and mild pulmonic regurgitation. Doc said it's benign, nothing to worry about, and I'm probably born with it. Forgive me for my anxiousness, but do I need to monitor this annually? Or probably within years? Regularly? When I search in google, for some cases it's said that it progresses and it's making me so anxiousss even though it's fairly common for people to have this...
Here's my full report:
