I've been diagnosed with mitral valve prolapse. What is the treatment?
Mitral valve prolapse is a valvular disorder which prolapses into the left atrium during heart contraction. Asymptomatic MVP requires no treatment. Symptomatic MVP can be managed conservatively with Betablockers, diuretics and blood thinners. Whereas MVP with associated mitral regurgitation and heart failure requires mitral valve repair or replacement.
That needs to be discussed with a cardiologist.
There is no specific treatment for mitral valve prolapse (MVP). Many patients with MVP have no symptoms and in most who have symptoms they are benign. Follow-up echocardiogram testing is reasonable to evaluate for the development of mitral regurgitation (leaking of the mitral valve). In a small subset of patients with MVP who develop severe mitral regurgitation, surgery is necessary to repair or replace the valve.