Mitral valve prolapse is a condition affecting the heart. Doctors may also call it floppy mitral valve syndrome or systolic click-murmur syndrome. It stems from a mitral valve malfunction, which may ...

Inside the four chambers of your heart is a system designed to pump blood throughout your body. When that system works properly, blood flows through two chambers on the right side of your heart, then ...

Mitral valve prolapse treatments include medication to manage symptoms, lifestyle changes, and in people with severe cases, surgical intervention to repair or replace the mitral valve. Mitral valve ...

Mitral valve prolapse treatment aims to relieve symptoms, prevent complications, and improve the quality of life of people who have blood that leaks back into their heart’s left atrium. Mitral valve ...

Cells with faulty antennae that can’t get their signals straight may be behind a common heart valve disorder. Newborn mice engineered to develop a flawed heart valve had stunted primary cilia in cells ...

Russell Norris receives funding from the National Institutes of Health, American Heart Association and the Leducq Foundation. Ever been to a large sporting event, such as a football or baseball game ...