clinical features

Last reviewed 09/2021

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