Mitral valve prolapse is usually diagnosed during a routine physical exam. MVP is called the click-murmur sound because the doctor will hear a click and a murmur (abnormal blood flow through the valve) as the valve leaflets bow back into left atrium with each heartbeat.
Other tests used to diagnose valve disease may include :
- Echocardiography
- Transesophageal echocardiography
- Cardiac Catheterization (cardiac cath or angiogram)
- Radionuclide scans
- Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)
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