Heart, Mitral Valve Prolapse

Mitral valve prolapse is rarely serious and often has no symptoms

The heart condition of mitral valve prolapse, also known as floppy valve syndrome, involves two flaps in a heart valve that don’t close smoothly or evenly. The condition, which requires monitoring once diagnosed, affects 2% of the population, and most don’t even know they are living with it. “Mitral valve prolapse, also known as Barlow…

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Adult congenital heart disease (ACHD), Heart, Mitral Valve Prolapse, Patient Stories

As an adult with congenital heart disease, a 27-year-old is giving back

To look at Samantha Stallings today as an active, working adult, you would never know that she’s been fighting for her health all 27 of her years. Her journey with Norton Children’s began the day she was born six weeks premature and transferred to the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) at Norton Children’s Hospital. Now…

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