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Diagnosis: Mitral Regurgitation

Member Since: February 2, 2016

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Shirley Wong-Cruz got a guestbook from Linda Richards

10 years ago (February 19, 2016)

Hi, Shirley, My name is Linda and I also was diagnosed with MVP with severe regurgitation during a routine exam. I had no idea I had this since I had no symptoms. (When I think back now, all I had was a very high heart rate when I worked out... Read more.

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Susan Kotansky

Hi Linda, I also had MVP with moderate to severe regurgitation which I had since childhood (not sure about the regurgitation part which was diagnosed later). I was asymptomatic however, in hindsight I believe that many of the weird symptoms I've had my whole life might very well have stemmed... Read more.

Sharmin Atker

Linda, I also was diagnosed with MVP when I was younger, which progressed to Mitral Regurgitation warranting Mitral Valve Repair, I'm in my 50s, via Median Sternotomy, three months ago. My symptoms were minimum: 1 Shortness of Breath - which I wrote off to aging 2 Dizziness - which I... Read more.