Mitral Valve

Also written as MV.

A mid-systolic click with a late systolic murmur is mitral valve prolapse, which runs in families.

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A mid-systolic click with a late systolic murmur is mitral valve prolapse, which runs in families. (Paediatrics end of fourth year special supplementary exam: August 2019, Paper On)
The mitral valve is the most commonly affected, then the aortic valve. (Paediatrics end of second semester exam (MBPE 4300): 4 October 2022, cardiology,)
mitral valve is affected in > 90% of cases, with the aortic valve the (Davidson's Essentials of Medicine - 2nd)
remain asymptomatic until the mitral valve area is < 2 cm2 (normal (Davidson's Essentials of Medicine - 2nd)
Straight back syndrome refers to the loss of\nwith heart block, intraventricular conduction delay, or the normal kyphosis of the thoracic spine and has been\nventricular tachycardia. described in patients with mitral valve prolapse (MVP) (Harrisons Cardiovascular Medicine 2nd Edition 2)
Other causes: degenerative calcific aortic stenosis (older patients), a bicuspid aortic valve, infective endocarditis, mitral valve prolapse, and ischaemia (papillary muscle rupture after a heart attack). (Heart murmurs)