Mitral Valve Prolapse

Abnormal protrusion or billowing of one or both of the leaflets of MITRAL VALVE into the LEFT ATRIUM during SYSTOLE. This allows the backflow of blood into left atrium leading to MITRAL VALVE INSUFFICIENCY; SYSTOLIC MURMURS; or CARDIAC ARRHYTHMIA.

Year introduced: 1979

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Tree Number(s): C14.280.484.400.500

MeSH Unique ID: D008945

Entry Terms:

• Mitral Valve Prolapses
• Prolapse, Mitral Valve
• Prolapses, Mitral Valve
• Valve Prolapse, Mitral
• Valve Prolapses, Mitral
• Floppy Mitral Valve
• Floppy Mitral Valves
• Mitral Valve, Floppy
• Mitral Valves, Floppy
• Mitral Click-Murmur Syndrome
• Click-Murmur Syndrome, Mitral
• Mitral Click Murmur Syndrome
• Syndrome, Mitral Click-Murmur
• Systolic Click-Murmur Syndrome
• Click-Murmur Syndrome, Systolic
• Syndrome, Systolic Click-Murmur
• Systolic Click Murmur Syndrome
• Prolapsed Mitral Valve
• Mitral Valve, Prolapsed
• Mitral Valves, Prolapsed
• Prolapsed Mitral Valves
• Valve, Prolapsed Mitral
• Valves, Prolapsed Mitral
• Click-Murmur Syndrome
• Click Murmur Syndrome
• Click-Murmur Syndromes
• Syndrome, Click-Murmur
• Syndromes, Click-Murmur
• Mitral Valve Prolapse Syndrome

Previous Indexing:

• Heart Valve Diseases (1967-1978)
• Mitral Valve (1966-1978)
• Mitral Valve Insufficiency (1966-1978)
• Prolapse (1977-1978)

All MeSH Categories
Diseases Category
Cardiovascular Diseases
Heart Diseases
Heart Valve Diseases
Heart Valve Prolapse
Mitral Valve Prolapse