expatgirl
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buckytom said:expatgirl, afaik, mitral valve prolapse is more common in women, and can cause chest pains associated with stress and anxiety.
dw has it, and takes medication to reduce any symptoms, which doesn't always work being married to me...
read this: http://www.nursing.wright.edu/practice/mvp/default.htm
Dear Buckytom,
Yeah, it's a crazy malady that many people have and don't even know it but the symptoms can be scary or nonexistent until they have an abnormal EKG. Glad to hear that your wife is getting help (I'm on medication, too)-----and you're right--stress makes it worse so you be nice to that girl of yours!!!
My DH had no symptoms and all of his blood tests came back normal but he had an abnormal EKG during his last physical (I can feel for the agony you're going through, AllenMI) and a stress test, Holter monitor, and an echocardiogram were done and the final verdict was mitral valve prolapse. Hopefully, the worries are for naught.