What causes thickened anterior mitral valve leaflet with mild prolapse what should i do now

In a few cases, kids may take other medicine to help the heart pump blood out to the body or to give the heart a more regular rhythm. More rarely, surgery may be done to fix a mitral valve that's really leaky.

Can You Play?

If you have MVP and no other problems, you won't have to do anything special to take care of yourself. You'll probably have to see your cardiologist every year or 2. During these visits, you may have more echo tests to let the doctor look at your heart and mitral valve. Your doctor probably will let you know it's OK to play sports and do all your usual activities.

If you have symptoms, like feeling your heart is beating really fast or having a fainting spell, check with the doctor about sports. You may need some extra tests before you get the OK. But most kids with this problem can play sports without a problem. In other words, you can still be the MVP (most valuable player) even if you have MVP (mitral valve prolapse)!