PT - JOURNAL ARTICLE ED - Griffin, Brian AU - Hayek, Emil TI - Mitral valve prolapse: Old beliefs yield to new knowledge DP - 2002 Nov 01 TA - Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine PG - 889--896 VI - 69 IP - 11 4099 - http://www.ccjm.org/content/69/11/889.short 4100 - http://www.ccjm.org/content/69/11/889.full SO - Cleve Clin J Med2002 Nov 01; 69 AB - Much of the conventional wisdom about the prevalance, causes, diagnosis, symptoms, effects, and treament of mitral valve prolapse (MVP) is changing. MVP has a benign course and excellent prognosis for most patients, with only a small minority developing serious complications.