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MVP and redundancy
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MVP and redundancy
by marzeis, Dec 23, 1999 12:00AM
Is there a differance between MVP and significant mitral valve redundancy? My son has both and I am not sure what to make of it.
All four heart valves leak with regurgitation at 1+.
The aorta is mildly dialated?
His left ventricle isborderline function.
With these factors should I be concerned and how often should he be checked with a heart echo. He is 18 y/o.
Thank you very much .
Mary
All four heart valves leak with regurgitation at 1+.
The aorta is mildly dialated?
His left ventricle isborderline function.
With these factors should I be concerned and how often should he be checked with a heart echo. He is 18 y/o.
Thank you very much .
Mary
Doctor's Answer
by Cleveland Clinic, MD, Dec 23, 1999 12:00AM
, Dec 23, 1999 12:00AM
MVP and mitral valve redundancy are really different names for the same thing. A 1+ leak is mild and not cause for alarm. The other findings are also fairly benign in nature. I would probably follow someone like him every several years with echo.
