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The valve has two flaps, called leaflets or cusps, which open when the left atrium of the heart contracts, ... MVP is a condition in which one, or both, of the valve leaflets is abnormally long and floppy, or the structures that support the leaflets are too long. In MVP, one or both leaflets may bulge into the atrium.
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Irregular beating of the heart, also called "arrhythmia," can show up in various ways. ... An abnormally long interval between the Q and the T wave (see the section on ECG) called "long QT syndrome," is another common type of arrhythmia and can occur from a variety of both inherited and non-inherited problems.
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www.hhmi.org/biointeractive/vlabs/cardiology/content/cg...
www.hhmi.org/biointeractive/vlabs/cardiology/content/cg/encyclopedia.html
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Some people may inherit the condition, especially those associated with connective tissue disorders like Marfan syndrome. Marfan syndrome is an inherited disorder of connective tissue that causes abnormally long limbs, loose joints, and bulges (aneurysms) in the aorta, the main artery from the heart.
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www.emedicinehealth.com/mitral_valve_prolapse/article_e...
www.emedicinehealth.com/mitral_valve_prolapse/article_em.htm
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Depending on which valve is affected, the condition is called tricuspid regurgitation, ... Mitral valve prolapse (MVP) is a very common condition, affecting 1 to 2 percent of the population. MVP causes the leaflets of the mitral valve to flop back into the left atrium during the heart's contraction. MVP also causes the...
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www.webmd.com/heart-disease/guide/heart-valve-disease
www.webmd.com/heart-disease/guide/heart-valve-disease
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In MVP, one or both valve flaps are enlarged, and some of their supporting "strings" may be too long. When the heart pumps (contracts), the mitral valve flaps don't close smoothly or evenly. ... Mitral valve prolapse is also known as click-murmur syndrome, Barlow's syndrome, balloon mitral valve and floppy valve syndrome.
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www.americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=4717
www.americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=4717
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How heart valve disease can damage the heart, plus how it's treated ... Another heart valve problem, which used to be diagnosed frequently among otherwise healthy people, is a condition called mitral valve prolapse, or floppy valve syndrome.
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www.bbc.co.uk/health/conditions/heartvalve1.shtml
www.bbc.co.uk/health/conditions/heartvalve1.shtml
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Degenerative mitral valve disease may be due to an elongation or rupture of the chordal apparatus, the "heart-strings" that support the valve normally, or due to a more generalized weakness of the valve itself such as the "floppy valve" syndrome in which all of the components of the valve are enlarged and elongated.
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www.sts.org/sections/patientinformation/valvesurgery/mi...
www.sts.org/sections/patientinformation/valvesurgery/mitralvalverepair/
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When a valve fails to close properly, as is the case in a common disorder called mitral valve prolapse, there is a regurgitation or backflow of blood. A valve that fails to open properly—a condition called valvular stenosis—impairs the forward flow of blood to the body. ... Rheumatic heart disease, ... Long QT Syndrome...
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www.columbiasurgery.org/pat/cardiac/valve.html
www.columbiasurgery.org/pat/cardiac/valve.html
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But it turns out that most of the people who thought they had the heart condition, ... Mitral valve prolapse occurs when a valve that allows blood to flow from the upper left chamber of the heart to the lower chamber is abnormally long and floppy. In some patients, mitral valve prolapse may cause the blood in one chamber,
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www.nytimes.com/1999/07/01/us/heart-valve-defect-found-...
www.nytimes.com/1999/07/01/us/heart-valve-defect-found-to-be-rarer-and-not-as-serious.html
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