title: Mitral valve prolapse. Recognizing and treating its manifestations and complications.
abstract: Mitral valve prolapse is a common, multisystem syndrome for which the myxomatous mitral valve provides an anatomic hallmark. Symptoms are often unrelated to the valvular abnormality and rarely hazardous and should generally be handled conservatively. In contrast, cardiovascular complications are not rare and should be anticipated and treated aggressively.
mesh_terms: D000787:Angina Pectoris / Q000175:diagnosis; D001008:Anxiety Disorders / Q000188:drug therapy; D001145:Arrhythmias, Cardiac / Q000175:diagnosis; D006328:Cardiac Catheterization; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004452:Echocardiography; D006337:Heart Murmurs; D006801:Humans; D008945:Mitral Valve Prolapse / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy