Suggest Treatment For Mitral Valve Prolapse

Posted on Mon, 20 Oct 2014

Question: I have a mitral valve prolapse. every so often it feels like my breathe is being sucked out of me. sometimes just once, sometimes a couple times close together. sometimes just for a second, sometimes a few. Its followed by a quick release of adrenaline. I was feeling my pulse after it happened 1 time and it happened again. I could feel my heart skip until it was over. to make sure i kept checking and caught it a couple more times. its scary as hell, is it skipping because of my mitral valve and is it to worry about?

Answered by Dr. Benard Shehu (3 hours later)

Brief Answer:
It's normal to have skipped beat, don't worry...

Detailed Answer:
Hi XXXX
It's normal for people who have mitral valve prolaps to experience tachychardia, palpitation and skipped heart beats. Apart of giving to you a feeling of discomfort and causing you a lot of stress, there's nothing to worry about.

However as a rule it's recommended to run a complete cardiac check up including:
- Cardiac ECHO
- Holter monitoring
- Stress test.
This examinations will exclude with certainty other cardiac problems (which may be asymptomatic).

Hope this was of help!
Dr. Benard

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