Clinical features
Classically the patient is a slim, young female with pectus excavatum.
The symptoms of mitral valve prolapse include:
- non-specific symptoms include chest pain, palpitations, pre-syncope or syncope
- effort intolerance, characterised by lassitude and dyspnoea
On examination there may be:
- mid to late systolic clicks
- late systolic murmurs heard at the apex
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