I have been diagnosed with Moderate Mitral valve regurgitation two days ago. I am a 30 year old mother of one toddler. My symptoms include, palpitaions, fluttering in my chest, some feeling of heaviness or pressure in my chest, excessive sweating, mild shrtnes of breath and fatigue with little exertion. I would like to know what my life expectancy may be now that I am taking the diuretic HCTZ 12.5mg daily and trying to loose the 35 pounds I'm overweight by my BMI. I have been advised to have yearly Echos done and I just wanted to know if something can go terribly wrong just suddenly. Am I a ticking time bomb really/