Member Comments are provided by individuals and reflect their personal opinions only. Under NO circumstances should you act on any advice or opinion posted in this forum. ALWAYS check with your personal physician before taking any action regarding your health! MedHelp International and our partners, sponsors and affiliates have no obligation to monitor any comments posted on this site, or the content and/or accuracy of such exchanges. MedHelp International does not endorse the views of any user.
Heart Disease Community
This patient support community is for discussions relating to angina, angioplasty, arrhythmia, bypass surgery, cardiomyopathy, coronary artery disease, defibrillator, heart attack, heart disease, high blood pressure, mitral valve, pacemaker, PAD, stenosis, and stress tests.
please help
by mhao, May 05, 2008 09:39AM
hi doctor!.......... my boyfriend was diagnosed of having valvular heart disease, mild anterior valve leaflet,prolapse tricuspid regurgitation this month after his 2d echo. i would like to know if it is related to his diabetes type 1 and he inject insulin for ten years already. how did he get this disease? is it life threatening? can this be cure at his age of 27? thnx a lot>>...
Member Comments (1)
by kenkeith, May 05, 2008 12:24PM
To: mhao
MVP is usually congenital and not considered midically significant. Many people go through life iwth minor leakage and mitral valve prolapse. Its not life threatening, and diabetes is a separate issue.
Post Comment
