What is mitral valve prolapse?

Mitral valve prolapse (MVP) is defined as prolapse or billowing of one or both mitral valve leaflets into the left atrium during systole (contraction of the heart).

How do members experience mitral valve prolapse?

Top 5 symptoms reported by people with mitral valve prolapse*

*Reports may be affected by other conditions and/or medication side effects. We ask about general symptoms (anxious mood, depressed mood, fatigue, pain, and stress) regardless of condition.

Top treatments taken by people for mitral valve prolapse*

*Data from patients with mitral valve prolapse, who have ever reported treatments, ordered by their reporting frequency during the last 5 years.

Compare treatments taken by people with mitral valve prolapse*

Treatment
Perceived effectiveness
Side effects
Total evaluations
Tried for
Treatment

(Coumadin)
Perceived effectiveness
No evaluations
Side effects
No evaluations
Total evaluations
0
Tried for
mitral valve prolapse (1)

*Data from patients with mitral valve prolapse, who have ever reported treatments, ordered by their reporting frequency during the last 5 years.

Who has mitral valve prolapse on PatientsLikeMe?

Age

Age Proportion # of patients
<20 1
20s 28
30s 70
40s 116
50s 154
60s 179
70+ 97

Distribution of sex

Sex

Sex Proportion # of patients
Male 103
Female 541

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What is mitral valve prolapse?

Mitral valve prolapse (MVP) is defined as prolapse or billowing of one or both mitral valve leaflets into the left atrium during systole (contraction of the heart).



Common symptoms reported by people with mitral valve prolapse

Common symptoms
How bad it is
What people are taking for it

Reports may be affected by other conditions and/or medication side effects. We ask about general symptoms (anxious mood, depressed mood, fatigue, pain, and stress) regardless of condition.
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Treatments taken by people for mitral valve prolapse

Treatment name(s)
Type
How many have tried
Tried for
Treatment name(s)

(Coumadin)
Type
Prescription Drug
How many have tried
18
Tried for
mitral valve prolapse (1)

Data from patients with mitral valve prolapse, who have ever reported treatments, ordered by their reporting frequency during the last 5 years.
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Compare treatments taken by people with mitral valve prolapse

Treatment name(s)
Perceived effectiveness
Side effects
Total evaluations
Tried for
Treatment name(s)

(Coumadin)
Perceived effectiveness
No evaluations
Side effects
No evaluations
Total evaluations
0
Tried for
mitral valve prolapse (1)
  • Major
  • Moderate
  • Slight
  • None
  • Can't tell
  • Severe
  • Moderate
  • Mild
  • None

Data from patients with mitral valve prolapse, who have ever reported treatments, ordered by their reporting frequency during the last 5 years.
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Who has mitral valve prolapse on PatientsLikeMe?

  • 1 new patients joined this month
  • 171 say mitral valve prolapse is their primary condition

Age
Age Proportion # of patients
<20 1
20s 28
30s 70
40s 116
50s 154
60s 179
70+ 97
Age at first symptom
Age at first symptom Proportion # of patients
0-19 years 98
20-29 years 86
30-39 years 52
40-49 years 19
50-59 years 3
60-69 years 7
70+ years 2

Distribution of sex

Sex
Sex Proportion # of patients
Male 103
Female 541

Diagnosis status
Diagnosis status Proportion # of patients
Diagnosed 400
Not Diagnosed 4

These charts show data from mitral valve prolapse patients who have completed their condition history
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