my wife had rhymetic heart problem, doctors told her valves are thickned and asked us to do check up in every 2 years They also told it is very common in women.Now we have tested our elder son who s 6 yrs old, found he also ahve same valve propolase, and they also told it is not a diese, just asked as to reduce his physical work and avoid team, cofeeplease doctor advise us , is it a serious diesase , will it affect thier future life?wife is 34 yrs old, son is 6 yrs old
Bivalve prolapse and valve thickening both are different thing secondly there are 4 major valves in the heart which on of them have prolapsed, every valve can prolapse and prognosis is different for every valve. Though I would answer considering it as mitral valve prolapse In many instances, having MVP will not impact your health and requires no treatment. People with an abnormal mitral valve may need mitral valve repair or replacement if: Symptoms are getting worse The left ventricle of the heart is enlarged The heart function gets forethought it a serious disease, I usually remains dormant for year sand asymptomatic also. So I would suggest you to repeat a 2 d echo every 6 months and follow up with a cardiologist, though usually asymptomatic but can sometimes be symptomatic requiring valve replacement also