Peter, Regarding the activities you asked about, since you already have severe mitral regurgitation and therefore probably MV prolapse, you should not now before ...Read more
Peter, Regarding the activities you asked about, since you already have severe mitral regurgitation and therefore probably MV prolapse, you should not now before MV repair surgery be doing the activities you mentioned. You should instead be doing low intensity sports such as bowling, golf and riflery according to the American College of Cardiology! Seriously! http://www.acc.org/latest-in-cardiology/articles/2017/02/20/08/06/mv-prolapse-and-mv-regurgitation-in-athletes
There are many causes of mitral valve regurgitation, including mitral valve prolapse, infective endocarditis, rheumatic heart disease, connective tissue diseases, coronary artery disease, and dilated cardiomyopathy, among others.2 Mitral valve prolapse is the most common valve abnormality in the general population, affecting between 2-3% of people, and is also the most common cause of mitral valve regurgitation in athletes.5,6