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Suggest Risk With Heart Valve Prolapse In Children
my wife had rhymetic heart problem, doctors told her valves are thickned and asked us to do check up in every 2 years They also told it is very common in women.
Now we have tested our elder son who s 6 yrs old, found he also ahve same valve propolase, and they also told it is not a diese, just asked as to reduce his physical work and avoid team, cofee
please doctor advise us , is it a serious diesase , will it affect thier future life?
wife is 34 yrs old, son is 6 yrs old
Now we have tested our elder son who s 6 yrs old, found he also ahve same valve propolase, and they also told it is not a diese, just asked as to reduce his physical work and avoid team, cofee
please doctor advise us , is it a serious diesase , will it affect thier future life?
wife is 34 yrs old, son is 6 yrs old
Thu, 29 Dec 2016
Hi
valve prolapse and valve thickning both are different thing secondly there are 4 major valves in the heart which on of them have prolapsed, every valve can prolapse and prognosis is different for every valve .
Though i would answer considering it as mitral valve prolapse
In many instances, having MVP will not impact your health and requires no treatment.
People with an abnormal mitral valve may need mitral valve repair or replacement if:
Symptoms are getting worse
The left ventricle of the heart is enlarged
The heart function gets worse
Though it a serious disease , i usually remains dormant for yearsand asymptomatic also.
so i would suggest you to repeat a 2 d echo every 6 months and follow up with a cardiologist , though usually asymptomatic but can some times be symptomatic requiring valve replacement also
valve prolapse and valve thickning both are different thing secondly there are 4 major valves in the heart which on of them have prolapsed, every valve can prolapse and prognosis is different for every valve .
Though i would answer considering it as mitral valve prolapse
In many instances, having MVP will not impact your health and requires no treatment.
People with an abnormal mitral valve may need mitral valve repair or replacement if:
Symptoms are getting worse
The left ventricle of the heart is enlarged
The heart function gets worse
Though it a serious disease , i usually remains dormant for yearsand asymptomatic also.
so i would suggest you to repeat a 2 d echo every 6 months and follow up with a cardiologist , though usually asymptomatic but can some times be symptomatic requiring valve replacement also
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