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FACTS AND FIGURES
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Mitral Valve Prolapse continues to arouse interest because of its worldwide prevalence, lack of unanimity in diagnostic criteria, and association with such potentially serious complications such as angina-like chest pain, cardiac arrhythmias, sudden death, progressive mitral regurgitation, cerebral embolism and infective endocarditis. |
| THINGS TO AVOID: | Humidity, extreme temperatures, saunas, lifting heavy weights, vigorous exercise. |
| FACTORS THAT "WORSEN " SYMPTOM: | Emotional stress, Excessive fatigue, unaccustomed physical activity, being anxious or nervous, caffeine, medicines with stimulants, sweets, being in a hot, dry environment, dehydration, flu, cold, or other illnesses, lack of sleep, alcohol, smoking, skipping meals, rushing around, lying on the left or right side, menses, menopause. |
| "TIDBITS: | MVP affects about 15 to 20 percent of the population, forty percent of these people have dysautonomia (MVP syndrome), seventy percent of patients have depression, at least 40 to 60 percent of MVPS patients suffer from panic attacks, MVPS patients have low energy levels, 40 to 50 percent of echocardiograms do not detect MVP, the same life style factors that lead to heat attack can also lead to arrhythmias. 30% of subjects with MVP have relative with the same condition. |
| MVPS PATIENTS HAVE HIGHER INCIDENTS OF: | TMJ (temporomandibular joint dysfunction), scoliosis, fibromyalgia, PMS, fibrocystic breast disorder, tinnitus, infertility, SAD (seasonal affective disorder), altitude sickness, seasickness, and endometriosis. |
| ARRHYTHMIAS: | PAT (paroxysmal atrial tachycardia) = 150-250 beats a minute, Atrial "flutter" = 250-350 beats a minute. |