MITRAL VALVE PROLAPSE Flashcards

1
Q

loose CT resulting in floppy valve which becomes incompetent and prolapses or balloons back into atrium during systole

A

myxoid degeneration

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2
Q

clinical?

A

mostly asymptomatic
exam findings
-midsystolic click (incidental finding)
-late systolic murur (mitral regurgitation)

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