Daily Archives: December 1, 2008

Women with Mitral Valve Prolapse Treated Less Aggressively Than Men

Disturbing evidence of higher mortality and lower surgery rates in women versus men with mitral valve prolapse and severe leakage may be related to the complexity of evaluating the condition’s severity in women, according to findings of a Mayo Clinic study published this month in the Annals of Internal Medicine.
Mitral valve prolapse affects approximately 150 [...]