chest pain and mvp

[Kristine Schrader]

can you please tell me if chest pain is common with mvp?

[Cleveland Clinic, MD]

The is a condition called mvp syndrome where a number of symptoms including chest pain have been linked to mvp.  Many doctors, myself included, believe there are two different conditions occuring.  That is to say just because someone has mvp does not mean all their symptoms can be attributed to the mvp.

[martie]

Hi Ann, I'm not a doctor but I have a book written by a doctor and it has a section in it on MVP.I'll quote the explanation for mild chest pain and MVP."Many patients experience mild chest pain, which is thought to be due to a stretching of the guide wires holding the mitral valve leaflets, resulting in decreased oxygen to the papillary muscles.Although this pain can sometimes be confused with angina, it is usually not as severe, nor can it be relieved by nitroglycerine."

[Alan]

Hello,, In regard to your question, I can tell you that yes, it does cause pain and mostly more intense when stressed. The pain is broad based not server and usually surface and is usually between the ribs and is very sensitive to touch and gets worse with caffene.  I am not doing this as a physcian but as a mvp suferer.  I have had it for 16 years that I know of and have dealt with it that long.  Another question for the doctors and I hate to be such a pain but I just want to help others since I hopefully have come to an end with this crazyness.  The question is, since they did my valve repair will the mvp sypmtoms continue or will the symptoms be lessened with this surgery.  thanks again

[Ann]

hi alan,
          i have a few friends who have mvps and had to have the valve repaired or replaced, they thought the symptoms would lessen or go away completely but in fact the surgery made the symptoms worse than ever. its because of the autonaumic nervous system problem that goes along with the mvp causing mvp to become mvps. getting the valve repaired or replaced will fix the valve not the symptoms. have you read confronting mitral valve prolapse syndrome by lynn frederickson? its a great book. also ay yahoo there 9is a great club and posting forum like this one for people with mvp go to www.support.com youll find a support group and a chat room devoted to those sufferers with mvp hope i helped.

[DENISE]

I was of the opinion that Mitral Valve Prolapse Syndrome was of not a proven medical fact - I believe I read something on here to that extent.  I had successful MVP repair in June and every one of my symptoms have disappeared.  I had shortness of breath, severe PVC's, severe anemia, extreme tiredness (which may have been due to meds which were given to bring my heart rate down and make the heart function better). I wasn't able to carry things like a laundry basket up stairs - I couldn't even carry my mail to my office without being short of breath. I did not have any chest pain.  Just my two cents worth!

[Ann]

denise,
         i dont know if mvp syndrome was proven or not but i know  that my mvp came on a few years ago during a very stressful point in my life and also a problem with my nervous system surfaced at the exact same time.  turning my mvp to mvps my nervous system feels like it goes non stop and i have tons of symptoms. both heart related and nervous system related. there are so many other people just like me who suffer the same. im glad your surgery was a sucess, but for some it doesnt seem to be the case. good luck to you in the future.

[martie]

Ann I think you should confer with Kristine and her sister Sabreena. You'll find that you have alot in common. You're not a relative too, are you?

[Ann]

nope cant say that i know them.

[Leslie]

I was told that I have mvp about 6 years ago.  I haven't had any problems - a few strong heart beats/pounding every once in a while and some tightness in my chest.  I recently went for another physical and the doctor did an echocardiogram to check the status of the mvp.  (I am planning to get pregnant this year and he said we should know the status of the mvp before we start a family).

The Echo revealed that both valves in my heart lapse  -- not just one.  My doctor told me that he discusses the results of the echocardiograms done in his office with a cardiologist, and that he would contact me when he gets the opinion of the specialist and tell me more about this condition.

I found this forum and thought I'd ask you what you know about double lapsing mvp's.  What should I be aware of?  What precautions should I take?  How will this impact a pregnancy? Is it more threatenin than a single mvp? If so - in what way?

Also, What is the connection between mvp and bacteria in the heart and the mouth? How should those with mvp adjust their everyday lives because of this?

I would greatly appreciate your opinions.

Thanks -
Leslie

[janet]

I was diagnosed with mvp five years ago. I was having tightness in my chest and an irregular heartbeat. I had an echo test done and was told that there wasn't any regurgitation so I didn't need any medication.  I have been experiencing tightness in my chest with exercising or going up steps now and lightheadedness. Should I ask the doctor to do another echo test? Does mvp change with age or does it stay the same. My heart doctor never said that I should return for any check ups. I also had graves disease twenty years ago and took a radioactive drink to destroy my thyroid so now I'm on synthroid. Could my thyroid problem contribute to mvp?

[dassa08]

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[bonlou]

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