Mitral valve prolapse (Barlow’s disease) is a connective tissue disorder which results in the valve leaflets becoming redundant causing prolapse into the left atrium during systole. This can ...

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 ...

MAD is often associated with a heart disease called mitral valve prolapse, which affects 2.5 percent of the population and causes one of the heart's valves to leak. This can lead to blood being ...

Click here for a full review of mitral regurgitation. Below is a brief summary. Mitral regurgitation is the abnormal backward flow of blood from the left ventricle (LV) to the left atrium (LA) due ...

Until now, it has not been known whether the risk of arrhythmias disappears if MAD is surgically corrected. MAD is often associated with a heart disease called mitral valve prolapse, which affects 2.5 ...

MAD is often associated with a heart disease called mitral valve prolapse, which affects 2.5 percent of the population and causes one of the heart's valves to leak. This can lead to blood being ...

According to the Mayo Clinic, myxomatous mitral valve disease, also known as mitral valve prolapse, is a condition in which the heart valve leaflets become abnormally stretchy and redundant ...