Mitral Valve Prolapse: How Serious Is It?

Baptist HealthTalk

Baptist HealthTalk
Mitral Valve Prolapse: How Serious Is It?
Aug 18, 2020 Season 1 Episode 31
Baptist Health South Florida, Dr. Socrates Kakoulides, Dr. Jonathan Fialkow

It’s the most common heart valve condition in the U.S., affecting around 8 million people: mitral valve prolapse.  It’s also known as click-murmur syndrome or floppy valve syndrome. What are the symptoms? How serious is it? And how is it diagnosed?

In this episode,
Dr. Jonathan Fialkow explores this condition with cardiologist Socrates Kakoulides, M.D., medical director of the ambulatory diagnostic center at Miami Cardiac & Vascular Institute, part of Baptist Health South Florida.