mitral valve prolapse

The concept of myxomatous mitral valve disease (MMVD) emerged in the mid-20th century, in a world dominated by rheumatic valve diseases, after the observations of astute surgeons attempting the first repairs of mitral valves (MV), of pathologists describing these atypical MV observed at autopsy, and of master clinicians intrigued by the peculiarities of systolic clicks … Read more