Mayo Clinic Study Finds Women with Mitral Valve Prolapse Treated Less Aggressively Than Men
11 Sep 2009
Disturbing evidence of higher mortality and lower surgery rates in women versus men with mitral valve prolapse and severe leakage may be related to the complexity of evaluating the conditions severity in women, according to findings of a Mayo Clinic study published this month in the Annals of Internal Medicine.
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Jacki0789
2009 Sep 11 1Does regurgitation …
Does regurgitation from MVP increase with age? I am 20 years old and I was diagnosed with mild MVP with I was 18. My heart rate is elevated, 100-115bmp resting while on medications, even higher when I’m not, so my cardiologist prescribed me 20mg of Coreg. (I also have Reynaud’s disease, so most beta blockers make the Reynaud’s worse) I have a very hard time working out, and I tire easily throughout the day. I was just wondering if this could be regurgitation getting worse. Any advice?
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