The mitral valve is located on the border betweenleft atrium and ventricle. At the time of contraction of the heart, he closes the hole and does not allow blood to enter the cavity. But sometimes the valves of the valve become unstable and flex into the atrium. This is a fairly common phenomenon, which is often found only when accidentally examined and called "mitral valve prolapse." The reasons for the formation of this pathology and its clinical manifestations will be discussed today.
Depending on how much the mitral valve flexes, the prolapse there are three degrees (from the easiest - the first,up to a pronounced - the third). True, apart from the deflection of the leaflets, it is possible that they also diverged. Then a gap is formed between them, into which blood penetrates, and this, naturally, causes its reverse current (regurgitation).
In spite of the fact that basically this pathologyis asymptomatic, half of patients with PMC are observed in the region of the heart of pain. They are both short-term and long-lasting (for several hours). By the way, these painful sensations are encountered both at rest and at the moment of emotional outburst, so it is often impossible to connect their occurrence with a provoking factor.
Poorly functioning mitral valve, prolapsewhich is considered, can also become a reason for feeling a lack of air, in which you want to take a deep breath. Not infrequently, and headaches, dizziness and even fainting.
It is very important for a patient with severe symptoms of PMC to be under the supervision of a cardiologist. With a doctor, a patient should solve the problem of normalizing his work and rest regime.
It is clear that the greater the load on the mitralvalve, the prolapse of which we are considering, the more the "valve ring" is stretched, the higher the threat of arrhythmias. Therefore, these patients need to relate the load to their condition.