Floppy valve syndrome

Introduction: Floppy valve syndrome

Description of Floppy valve syndrome

Floppy valve syndrome (medical condition): A common heart condition that is often harmless....more »

See also:

Mitral-valve prolapse:
  »Introduction: Mitral-valve prolapse
  »Symptoms of Mitral-valve prolapse
  »Causes of Mitral-valve prolapse
  »Tests for Mitral-valve prolapse
  »Treatments for Mitral-valve prolapse

Floppy valve syndrome: Related Topics

These medical condition or symptom topics may be relevant to medical information for Floppy valve syndrome:

• Valve
• Valve disease
• Retrograde
• Mitral
• Tricuspid
• Tricuspid disorders (3 causes)
• Orifice
• Point
• Closure

Floppy valve syndrome as a Disease

Floppy valve syndrome: Another name for Mitral-valve prolapse (or close medical condition association).
  »Introduction: Mitral-valve prolapse
  »Symptoms of Mitral-valve prolapse
  »Causes of Mitral-valve prolapse
  »Treatments for Mitral-valve prolapse

Floppy valve syndrome: Related Diseases

Floppy valve syndrome: Floppy valve syndrome is listed as a type of (or associated with) the following medical conditions in our database:

• Heart valve diseases
• Mitral valve disease
• Prolapse
• Circulatory system conditions
• Heart conditions
• Chest conditions
• Heart valve conditions

Causes of Floppy valve syndrome

Some of the causes of Floppy valve syndrome are included in the list below:

• Rheumatic fever - once a common cause of MVP
• Now less common due to antibiotic treatment of rheumatic fever

Read more about causes of Floppy valve syndrome (Mitral-valve prolapse)

Symptoms of Floppy valve syndrome (Mitral-valve prolapse)

Some of the symptoms of Floppy valve syndrome incude:

• No symptoms - most people have no symptoms, not even a heart murmur.
• Heart murmur
• Heart click
• Mitral regurgitation
• Mild symptoms

See full list of 16 symptoms of Floppy valve syndrome (Mitral-valve prolapse)

Treatments for Floppy valve syndrome (Mitral-valve prolapse)

Treatments for Floppy valve syndrome (Mitral-valve prolapse) include:

• No treatment - often no treatment is required.
• Medications
• Anti-blood pressure drugs - sometimes used for mitral regurgitation
• Surgery - rarely needed.
• Preventive antibiotics - used before dental work or surgery to avoid bacterial endocarditis.

Read more about treatments for Floppy valve syndrome

Treatment of Floppy valve syndrome: For more treatment information about Floppy valve syndrome, see treatment of Mitral-valve prolapse (Floppy valve syndrome)

Floppy valve syndrome: Article Excerpts about Mitral-valve prolapse

Mitral-valve prolapse (MVP) is frequently diagnosed in healthy people and is, for the most part,... (Source: excerpt from Facts About Mitral-Valve Prolapse: NHLBI)

Floppy valve syndrome: Related Disease Topics

These medical disease topics may be related to Floppy valve syndrome:

• Marfan's syndrome
• valvular heart disease
• congestive heart failure
• infective endocarditis
• mitral regurgitation
• cardiac arrest
• polycystic kidney disease
• atrial fibrillation
• syncope
• chest pain
• palpitations

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