Mitral Valve

[Ezer_1]

My mother was diagnosed with a mitral valve problem were blood sometimes backs up into the lower right chamber of her heart causing it to in large a little. My question is can it be inherited?I ask because sometimes while resting i feel like my heart fludders, and i feel like this fluid motion in my chest. it is so hard to explain, it just feels really weird. it sometimes happens in 2 or 3 times and i notice it and then i reposition my body or stand up or do what ever and it seems to go away. My mother says that when she moves about she never feels anything but she "notices" it when she does nothing but sit, she say she feels tired then if she does nothing. She has asthma and scoliosis and 20% of her lungs are gone to do surgery to correct that problem. They wouldn't do surgery on her because they said it wasn't worse enough. what the hell is that?! So how long before they do something and what do they do. and do i have it? great future a head for me...

[coribell]

I have MVP also one of my sisters has it,at least two cousins and one aunt also. Im not saying it is an inherited heart disorder but because so many of my relatives also have it iv wondered if it is or can be inherited.You could get tested to find out, at least then if the test shows you dont have it that would calm your fears.

[Ezer_1]

Hi, thanks for your response,but it doesnt answer my question fully about it being an inherited disorder, plus im 18 so is it normal. i mean your are 44 and are having the same thing, but im younger.... it doesnt pose a threat now but will need attention when i get older, i just wanted to know what are the percentages for being inherited, as me and my mother share same diseases like scoliosis, and we cant drink milk products much (which im thinking could be a gallbladder problem since my grandmother had hers removed for same reasons) Any way thanks for your response

[Encephalomalcia]

She will need to have echocardiograms to determine if the valve is getting worse.  Sometimes the valves do get better and no surgery is needed.  I have talked to several elderly people who this happened to.  If the valve was severe enough to do surgery it could mean open heart surgery which would be a big surgery and involves some risk of death.  On the other hand, doctors are starting to do valve replacement surgery through a cath in some people who are good canidates.  The problem they are running into is heavy bleeding.  The surgeons I spoke with said that in 12 years there will be no more open heart surgery.  Also, the valve replacement through a cath could be perfected in as little as 5 years.  As far as heart fluttering, a lot of people I know have this symptom and I do not know that any of them yet have any heart disease.  I, myself, have fluttering at times and a feeling like blood getting stuck and rushing through (which is a very gross uncomfortable feeling but not painful).  All my heart tests have come out normal.  The echocardiogram said that one of my valves is leaking slightly, but this is what they see in a normal heart of a 44 year old.