Mitral Valve Prolapse

[Rick7624]

What can aggrivate a systolic click resulting in having to replace the Mitral Valve.

[kenkeith]

For some insight, a stethoscope listens to blood flowing through through healthy valves in a healthy heart and do not require treatment. However, heart murmurs can be caused by blood flowing through a damaged or overworked heart valve.

Some common conditions can force your heart to beat faster, changing the rate and amount of blood moving through your heart and resulting in heart murmurs.  There are innocent murmurs and are common in children and are quite harmless. "In any group of children, a large percentage is likely to have had one at some time. Innocent murmurs also may disappear and then reappear. Most innocent murmurs disappear when a child reaches adulthood, but some adults still have them. When a child's heart rate changes, such as during excitement or fear, the innocent murmurs may become louder or softer. This still doesn't mean that the murmur is abnormal".

Thanks for your question, and if you have any further questions, you are welcome to respond.  Take care.

[Dingy2010]

With a murmur with there always be reguritation?

[kenkeith]

The most frequent cause of systolic clicks is prolapse of a mitral valve leaflet.  It is not uncommon to have a prolapse of the leaflets that do not completely close over the orifice (valve opening) and some valve leakage (regurgitation) may occur.  

There are no specific limitations of activities nor medication that an individual can do to prevent any progression.  Most prolapsed MV's do not progress nor cause symptoms.  I have moderate to severe mitral valve regurgitation, and that may require a repair or replacement operation in the future...symptoms would be shortness of breath, fatique, chest pain, etc. when MVR is medically significant and requires intervention.  There are surgeons that prefer to intervene with an operation prior to the development of symtoms.

If your doctor is concerned regarding the murmur heard with stethoscope, there may be an echocardiogram test (doppler to see blood flow) to determine degree of regurgitation if any!  

Hope this helps give you a perspective, and there shouldn't be any great concern as the condition is common.  Take care.