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    Mitral Valve Prolapse

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    1. Mitral valve prolapse occurs when the mitral valve leaflets bulge back into the left atrium during ventricular systole instead of remaining closed, increasing pressure on the papillary muscles and leading to further valve dysfunction. 2. It is more common in women ages 15-30 and can cause a range of symptoms from heart murmurs to valve regurgitation. 3. Diagnosis involves auscultation, ECG, echocardiogram, and may include medications like beta blockers or amiodarone depending on severity.

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    1. Mitral valve prolapse occurs when the mitral valve leaflets bulge back into the left atrium during ventricular systole instead of remaining closed, increasing pressure on the papillary muscles and leading to further valve dysfunction. 2. It is more common in women ages 15-30 and can cause a range of symptoms from heart murmurs to valve regurgitation. 3. Diagnosis involves auscultation, ECG, echocardiogram, and may include medications like beta blockers or amiodarone depending on severity.

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    1. Mitral valve prolapse occurs when the mitral valve leaflets bulge back into the left atrium during ventricular systole instead of remaining closed, increasing pressure on the papillary muscles and leading to further valve dysfunction. 2. It is more common in women ages 15-30 and can cause a range of symptoms from heart murmurs to valve regurgitation. 3. Diagnosis involves auscultation, ECG, echocardiogram, and may include medications like beta blockers or amiodarone depending on severity.

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    1. Mitral valve prolapse occurs when the mitral valve leaflets bulge back into the left atrium during ventricular systole instead of remaining closed, increasing pressure on the papillary muscles and leading to further valve dysfunction. 2. It is more common in women ages 15-30 and can cause a range of symptoms from heart murmurs to valve regurgitation. 3. Diagnosis involves auscultation, ECG, echocardiogram, and may include medications like beta blockers or amiodarone depending on severity.

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    Pathophysiology Worksheet Expected Lab Ranges (WNL):

    Disease Process: MITRAL VALVE PROLAPSE

    Pathophysiology
    instead of the flaps of the valves remaining closed during ventricular systole, one or both valves bulge
    backwards into the left atrium (can lead to MVR if the bulging flaps do not fit together) *this increase
    pressure on the papillary muscles leads to further mitral dysfunction.
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    Risk Factors
    hereditary disorders, infection that damages the mitral valve such as endocarditis, cardiomyopathy *it
    is the most common VHD and occurs mostly in women between 15-30, who and thin and have slight
    chest abnormalities

    Expected Findings
    Usually no symptoms and have a good prognosis – severity can range from a murmur heard at the
    apex, mid-systolic to chordae tendinea rupture, which can lead to MVR– may include chest pain not
    related to exertion, dysrhythmias, palpitations, syncope, fatigue, dyspnea, or anxiety

    Diagnostics/Laboratory Data
    Auscultating for a clicking sound by the stress on chordae tendinea or leaflets when they prolapse or a
    murmur if blood is leaking into the LA – ECG (although is it usually normal – you may see inverted T
    waves, indicating ischemia) – echocardiogram with doppler can identify MVP, coronary angiogram
    can show visualization of bulging flaps.

    Nursing Care/Interdisciplinary Care


    Unless severe, it requires no treatment. Nursing care if symptomatic could include dangling before
    standing to prevent orthostatic hypotension or syncope, if having SOB, place them in high-fowlers,
    administer o2 as ordered, assist c ADL’s if easily fatigued. Maintain fall precautions if pt is having signs
    of dizziness and fatigue, BSC would be beneficial.

    May have valvuloplasty or valve replacement


    *nursing diagnoses for someone c MVP: activity intolerance or decreased cardiac o/p

    Client Education
    Stress that a healthy lifestyle including a good diet, exercise, stress management, and avoidance of
    stimulants such as caffeine can be very important in preventing symptoms

    Complications
    Emboli (rare)
    Infective Endocarditis (rare)

    Meds
    Depending on severity they may be prescribed BBs (ie. Atenolol), antidysrhythmics (IV classes – Na+
    channel blockers, K+ channel blockers, Ca channel blockers, beta blockers) Amiodarone is commonly
    prescribed.

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