Mitral valve prolapse occurs when portion(s) of one or both of the mitral valve leaflets or the tissue filaments (”chordae”) that hold these leaflets in place become floppy and allow these leaflet ...

originating from the posterior papillary muscle in patients characterized as having “severe myxomatous MVP disease” (defined by the combination of bileaflet prolapse, myxomatous mitral valve with ...

Background Severe Mitral regurgitation (MR) due to mitral valve prolapse (MVP) is ideally treated with Mitral Valve Repair. Those patients with Bi-leaflet prolapse (BLP) are a challenging subgroup to ...

Introduction The prevalence of Mitral valve prolapse (MVP) varies between different populations and age groups and is poorly understood, with figures ranging from 0.6 -15%. A more precise estimate is ...

No patient had evidence of mitral valve prolapse. Type 2 Stickler pedigrees with confirmed mutations in COL11A1 have a high risk of retinal detachment. The facial phenotype is highly variable. The ...