{"id":4062,"date":"2023-04-11T15:18:34","date_gmt":"2023-04-11T14:18:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/heart-explained.org\/?page_id=4062"},"modified":"2025-03-28T18:22:29","modified_gmt":"2025-03-28T18:22:29","slug":"mitral-valve-prolapse","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/heart-explained.org\/index.php\/mitral-valve-prolapse\/","title":{"rendered":"Mitral valve prolapse"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"4062\" class=\"elementor elementor-4062\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4865fa9 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4865fa9\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-837a4f5\" data-id=\"837a4f5\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-967a7eb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"967a7eb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5>Heart valve disorders<\/h5>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d987c99 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d987c99\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Mitral valve prolapse<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-cd000f0\" data-id=\"cd000f0\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a2cbe56 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a2cbe56\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3d451d3\" data-id=\"3d451d3\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b0623c5 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"b0623c5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b4f92a7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b4f92a7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>What is mitral valve prolapse?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ad34713 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ad34713\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1aace8d\" data-id=\"1aace8d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9113e64 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9113e64\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">First, a little information about your mitral valve and what it does:<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Your mitral valve lies between your left atrium and your left ventricle.\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It has two leaflets, or flaps, that open to allow re-oxygenated blood to flow from your atrium into your ventricle. The leaflets close again as your ventricle contracts to push the blood into your aorta and out to the rest of your body. <\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The closing of your mitral valve prevents blood from flowing back into your atrium when your ventricle contracts. <\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6317ecb elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"6317ecb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fe4b047 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fe4b047\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b>Mitral valve prolapse<\/b><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-583da91 elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"583da91\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<iframe \n    width=\"400\" \n    height=\"450\"\n    data-static=\"https:\/\/heart-explained.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/stats\/b\/b7_4_001.gif\"\n    data-animated=\"https:\/\/heart-explained.org\/anims\/b7_4\/b7_4_001.html\"\n    src=\"https:\/\/heart-explained.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/stats\/b\/b7_4_001.gif\"\n    frameborder=\"0\" \n    title=\"animation of a beating heart\">\n<\/iframe>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0791f3a\" data-id=\"0791f3a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-df8e9b0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"df8e9b0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For more information <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">about what happens when your heart beats, take a look at <a href=\"https:\/\/heart-explained.org\/index.php\/how-your-heart-pumps\/\">How your heart pumps<\/a>.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you have <strong>mitral valve prolapse<\/strong>, that means that one or both of your mitral valve\u2019s leaflets are bulging back into your left atrium when your ventricle contracts.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Most people with <strong>mitral valve prolapse<\/strong> experience no real symptoms and may never even know they have it.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">However, prolapse of the valve leaflets usually causes at least some degree of <a href=\"https:\/\/heart-explained.org\/index.php\/mitral-valve-regurgitation\/\">mitral valve regurgitation<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, because the prolapsing leaflets tend to leak.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Mild regurgitation is usually unproblematic, but if it&#8217;s severe, it can prevent your heart from pumping efficiently, forcing it to work harder than it should and putting you at risk of developing <a href=\"https:\/\/heart-explained.org\/index.php\/left-heart-failure\/\">left heart failure<\/a>.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Women are approximately twice as likely as men to be diagnosed with <strong>mitral valve prolapse<\/strong> &#8211; no one seems to know why &#8211; \u00a0and it is quite a common disorder. <\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">While it can develop at any age, most cases are thought to be congenital.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-226c871 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"226c871\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7aedf2a\" data-id=\"7aedf2a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-880345a elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"880345a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e5fd6c2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e5fd6c2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>What causes mitral valve prolapse?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3c991dc elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3c991dc\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-613afcc\" data-id=\"613afcc\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5e515c0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5e515c0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In most cases of <strong>mitral valve prolapse<\/strong> there\u2019s no known cause. It may often be an inherited disorder, and it does seem to run in families.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In addition to congenital defects, there are a number of diseases and disorders that are associated with <strong>mitral valve prolapse<\/strong>. These include Graves&#8217; disease, muscular dystrophy, and scoliosis. <\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Finally, people who have abnormal cartilage (for example, a connective tissue disease like Marfan syndrome) are at higher risk of developing <strong>mitral valve prolapse<\/strong>.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-864da17\" data-id=\"864da17\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c14cfe3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c14cfe3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Causes of <strong>mitral valve prolapse<\/strong> include:<\/span><\/p><ul><li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A congenital defect (this is the most common cause)<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Connective tissue disease (for example, Marfan syndrome)<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Valve damage as a result of a <a href=\"https:\/\/heart-explained.org\/index.php\/heart-attack\/\">heart attack<\/a> or infection\u00a0<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Graves\u2019 disease (a thyroid disorder), s<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">keletal problems like scoliosis, and m<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">uscular dystrophy are all associated with an elevated risk of mitral valve prolapse\u00a0<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-bd4ce03 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"bd4ce03\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7f2c614\" data-id=\"7f2c614\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-36cf59e elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"36cf59e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cb349b0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"cb349b0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>What are the symptoms of mitral valve prolapse?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d6bf441 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d6bf441\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-787ab25\" data-id=\"787ab25\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-393a5f2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"393a5f2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Most people with mitral valve prolapse have no symptoms, but if your condition progresses and causes <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/heart-explained.org\/index.php\/mitral-valve-regurgitation\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">mitral valve regurgitation<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, and if the regurgitation is significant, you will experience symptoms and will need to consult with your doctor.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you have mitral valve prolapse and you are experiencing symptoms, they may include:<\/span><\/p><ul><li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Chest pain: This may be worrying, but it\u2019s not associated with an increased risk of heart attack or other heart problems<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Unusual slenderness: People with mitral valve prolapse are often very slim; no one knows why.<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d82ed73\" data-id=\"d82ed73\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-93002ee elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"93002ee\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you go on to develop mitral regurgitation, you may experience the following common symptoms and you should immediately seek medical advice:<\/span><\/p><ul><li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Shortness of breath when you exercise or lie down<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Palpitations and a fast, fluttering heartbeat<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Chest discomfort or pain<\/span><\/li><\/ul><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Mitral regurgitation may lead to heart failure, and if that happens your symptoms may also include tiredness and swollen feet and ankles.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-144c119 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"144c119\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-378b803\" data-id=\"378b803\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-48c5fed elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"48c5fed\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5a69d24 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5a69d24\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>How is mitral valve prolapse treated?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-312b775 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"312b775\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a8ccfd9\" data-id=\"a8ccfd9\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4a9605a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4a9605a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Most people who have <strong>mitral valve prolapse<\/strong> don\u2019t require any treatment at all, but if you develop mitral valve regurgitation as a result of your prolapse, you may need treatment.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3a7a6bb\" data-id=\"3a7a6bb\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-be95619 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"be95619\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Take a look at our <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/heart-explained.org\/index.php\/mitral-valve-regurgitation\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">mitral valve regurgitation<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> section if you would like to know more about mitral valve regurgitation and how it is treated.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3be1aff elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3be1aff\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5c7fdec\" data-id=\"5c7fdec\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-78e9023 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"78e9023\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-abba131 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"abba131\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>What are the aims of treatment?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f15cc44 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f15cc44\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4347719\" data-id=\"4347719\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bd377e1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"bd377e1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Unless you develop problematic <a href=\"https:\/\/heart-explained.org\/index.php\/mitral-valve-regurgitation\/\">mitral valve regurgitation<\/a> as a result of your <strong>mitral valve prolapse<\/strong>, you will not need any treatment at all.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9195d4d\" data-id=\"9195d4d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Heart valve disorders Mitral valve prolapse What is mitral valve prolapse? First, a little information about your mitral valve and what it does: Your mitral valve lies between your left atrium and your left ventricle.\u00a0It has two leaflets, or flaps, that open to allow re-oxygenated blood to flow from your atrium into your ventricle. 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