Mitral Valve Prolapse

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Is a:
  • Disease or Syndrome
Definition:
Abnormal protrusion or billowing of one or both of the leaflets of mitral valve into the left atrium during systole. This allows the backflow of blood into left atrium leading to mitral valve insufficiency; systolic murmurs; or cardiac arrhythmia.
Synonyms:
  • Click-Murmur Syndrome, Mitral
  • Click-Murmur Syndrome, Systolic
  • Floppy Mitral Valve
  • Floppy Mitral Valves
  • Mitral Click Murmur Syndrome
  • Mitral Click-Murmur Syndrome
  • Mitral Valve Prolapse Syndrome
  • Mitral Valve Prolapses
  • Mitral Valve, Floppy
  • Mitral Valves, Floppy
  • Prolapse, Mitral Valve
  • Prolapses, Mitral Valve
  • Syndrome, Mitral Click-Murmur
  • Syndrome, Systolic Click-Murmur
  • Systolic Click Murmur Syndrome
  • Systolic Click-Murmur Syndrome
  • Valve Prolapse, Mitral
  • Valve Prolapses, Mitral
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