Mitral Valve and Scuba Diving

Posted By Robert Merkt on November 25, 1998 at 14:55:36:







I have been diagnosed with Mitral Valve Prolapse and had all necessary tests several years ago including a stress test ultra-sound and EKG.  I recently had a complete physical including an EKG and my family physician reviewed the test results and indicated that he doesn't see the condition worsening.  I am pretty much system free, not on medication and realatively physically fit.  I recently took up the sport of Scuba Diving and have gone to depths of 100 feet.  Could I be causing myself problems or putting myself at risk of a heart attack?