I was diagnosed with mitral valve prolapse three years ago, but I have been dizzy for the past three weeks and had another echo done and it revealed that i dont have mitral valve or any heart condtion.  how does one echo say i do and the other says i did not.  can mitral valve prolapse just go away and dissaper or should i have another echo done with the doctor that diagnosed me with mitral valve prolaspe? any suggestions cause i cant help to think that i do have prolapse because my heart is always beating fast and i am always aware of it beating.  please help\nthanks
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I also have MVP.  In my case, the person doing the ECG showed me the fault.  I was able to see the valve failing and allowing blood to flow in the wrong direction.  I'd get another ECG done and request to see the result.  It should be easy as it's just a matter of having them point it out to you on the screen.  I wish you all the best!
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Go to a well qualified doctor.  My heart did that for years and was never cuaght on EKG.  Then one time I was able to get to the er when it was doing it.  I ended up having to get a cathader ablation done.  Were they go in your blood vessals with a fiber optic thing and zap some nerves in the heart.  it took two times but I have been fine ever since.
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Barlow syndrome is mitral valve prolapse (aka) click murmur syndrome, the most common heart valve abnormality.\n\nMitral valve prolapse can be treated with surgical replacement of the mitral valve depending upon the coidition. \n\nI never heard of any alternative treatment for MVP.
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Functional heart murmurs caused by rushing of blood through the valve are very common. I think your symptoms are mental rather than organic.
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It would be very unusual for a 19 y.o. to be having coronary problems.  You say your chest feels tight when you lie down at night.  I wonder if it isn't just chest wall pain from your workouts.  You say you get short of breath when you run, and you develop a pain in your lower left chest then.  I don't know how bad your shortness of breath is.  You can simply be short of breath running, because you are overweight or out of shape.  Chest pain of a heart attack or angina usually presents right in the middle of your chest as a pressure type pain, not off on the left side like you describe.  I would be more concerned about a valvular heart defect, than coronary disease.  Have you ever had a heart murmer?  I'd recommend you go and get a good physical.  He should listen to your heart carefully for any murmur.  He should get a chest xray and a resting EKG.  If there is any question of a murmur, I would get an echocardiogram.  The chest xray as well as the echo, together with the physical exam would make sure you got a normal size heart and no valve abnormalities.  The other thing he might want to get is a treadmill EKG, to see if when you have those symptoms running, there is any change in the EKG to indicate ischemia. You didn't say what your weight was. If you are overweight, I would recommend walking, rather than running, at least until you take off some pounds.
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I actually have a doctor's appointment tomorrow for the exact same issue. Here's what my doctor told me:\nYou could have an ulcer, which obstructs the flow of food out of the stomach.\nIt could be a hernia, which presses on the same valve and causes it to shrink.\nThere could be an issue with the valve itself, in which case when they take their little implement down your throat to check you out, they'll just stretch it while they're down there.\nI'd make an appointment with a gastroenterologist just to make sure. If you have a family physician, go there first and maybe they can give you a good referral. They drug you pretty heavily for the test, so I don't think you really know what's going on. At least I hope not...
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It really depends what the doctor said you have.  You should call the doctor, find out what you were diagnosed, and spend some time researching it on sites like webmd.  Good luck to you.
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I know what you are going through....I am 51 and was diagnosed with PD two years ago.  The doctors (I've seen 3) don't tell you much (at least what to expect).  I believe that is because everyone has different symtoms and different degrees of systoms.  What I did was to go to the book store and get a book about Parkinson's Disease.  It was very informative.  Told me what I might be looking at "down the road".  Medication can help, although it takes some work to find what will work for you.  (I am in that process right now). It is a guessing game for you and the doctors....try until you find something that works for you.  Mine is getting progressively worse.  Started with my right hand shaking, then it progressed to the entire arm and now my right leg also shakes.  Stress makes it worse.  I have been in retail for the last 28 years and it is looking like I will probably have to stop working in the not too distant future.....can't keep up the pace.  Good luck to you and get as informed as you can.  There is an on line group that you can go to that will answer any questions that you may have now or in the future......check on line......
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Sounds like it could be an iron deficiency to me, but to be safe; were the physicians you talked to general practitioners? If so you probably weren't getting a good answer. I know a lot of good GPs but they sometimes tend to minimize symptoms. Personally, I would want more than blood work done for something as potentially serious as that. Of course there are other reasons for syncope (fainting), I would say an Electroencephalogram (EEG) is definitely in order as well as possibly a CT scan! You might want to try some over the counter iron supplements and see if it helps, but I would be in contact with a neurologist asap, s/he will take your syncope very seriously and help you to resolve it.
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Hi, I've had PVCs for many years and they come and go.  At first, I was scared to death and thought that something was seriously wrong with my heart.  After visiting the cardiologist and having a bunch of tests, I learned that my PVCs are totally harmless and most likely the result of stress.  I'm not a doctor, but I've had PVCs off and on for over 10 years and I can tell you that in the absence of other symptoms they're considered totally harmless.  Mine tend to come at night, right around bedtime, if at all.  Like you, I take vitamins (including all the ones you mentioned).  I would suggest you try taking some Magnesium, that seems to have helped me a great deal.  The other thing that helps is exercise -- cardio, and lots of it.  Oh, and by the way -- everyone gets skipped heartbeats, but not everyone notices them.  I think you can relax about your PVCs.  Mention them to your doctor at your next regular checkup, or if they return and suddenly get worse then by all means make that appointment sooner rather than later.  However, your PVCs are most likely just a nuisance.
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First of all, my condolences to you and your family.  I know first hand how difficult a time you are going through\n\nI'm confused about his prior tests; he went through "many heart tests" and no one picked up on his CHF?  What was tested?Was your dad persistant in following up with the doctor when the over-the counter meds didn't work on the supposed acid reflux?   Over how long a period of time was this going on?  Did he have other symptoms?  Did he tell everything to the doctor?  \n\nI don't mean to sound offensive, I know doctors do make mistakes, BUT we also have to be responsible for our own care as well.  So if, in fact your dad did everything he could have done and the doctor ignored him, then yes, you might have a case, but that still won't bring him back.
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The respondant above is largely correct but she is mistaken about 60% of the population having MVP.  The actual number is more like 2%.  \n\nMost people live long lives without complication from this condition.  The main issue for you is with dental cleaning (you should have antibiotics prior to a teeth cleaning and/or procedure)As well as other surgeries that potentially could put you at risk for having bacteria in your blood stream.\n\nCheck out the link to the Mayo Clinic's site.  It gives very good information regarding your condition and prognosis as well as complications.  http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/mitral-valveprolapse/DS00504/DSECTION=1\n\nAs far as murmurs being present in childhood - those type of murmurs are usually benign and come from children having slightly different shaped hearts and thin chest walls.  The MVP may have been present in you as a child but it took 28 years for it to be present enough to create a murmur.  The real key here is whether the valve works (opens and closes when it ought) as opposed to whether it prolapses as it is doing it.  The reason no one is treating this as a big deal is because it is not a big deal.\n\nHere's a good article about antibiotics, MVP and when and why you need them.\n\nhttp://circ.ahajournals.org/cgi/content/full/96/1/358\n\nGood luck.
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Take your father to a different doctor for a second opinion and diagnosis.  Perhaps the doctor he is with now is not a specialist.  \nLook in the yellow pages for your area, for a doctor specializing in heart &/or internal medicine.  Those doctors have special training for symptoms you described. \nLow blood pressure is called hypotension.  It can be dangerous, it can cause dizziness and other symptoms due to the blood not circulating properly.  \nDon't wait.  Go to a specialist soon.
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You want to a do a stress echocardiogram which is a specialized version of a stress test - it can be done either chemically or on a treadmill.  The echocardiogram would give you information about the contractility of the heart muscle, both at rest and with stress; and the valvular function as well as pulmonary pressures which all could be implicated in the symptoms described.  You did not mention the age of the patient in your case, so I wouldn't further hazard a guess on the etiology of the symptoms.
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Your doctor just might not have given you something strong enough to wipe it out.Just call the office and tell them what is going on.I had the same thing 6 years ago it went away just fine but I don't remember what the doctor gave me to take.
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Even if this had only happened once, I would definitely still say to get it checked out. It is completely not normal. Don't let this go. Don't avoid the doctor because you are afraid of what he/she will diagnose you with. You have it either way, whether you know it or not.
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Go see another doctor if you don't like the one you are at now, or don't feel they are giving you a fair shake. Doctors are human too, and there could be many reasons that they're glossing over your case. There could be a number of problems it could be, but without the proper information, not even a doctor online could tell you what is wrong. Without knowing this, one of the most likely and most dangerous problems to look for would be a pulmonary embolism. This however hits pretty quickly, but nonetheless a consideration. Again, go see another doctor!