A Young Man with a Clicking Heart

A 22-year-old presents with palpitations and a midsystolic click. Explore the diagnosis and sudden decompensation from mitral valve disease.

Redundant mitral valve


A previously healthy 22-year-old man presented with a 6-month history of palpitations and chest discomfort. He denied any dyspnea or syncope. On examination, a midsystolic click was heard at the cardiac apex. An image from a transthoracic echocardiogram is shown. What is the most likely diagnosis?

What is the most likely diagnosis?

Infective endocarditis valvular vegetation
Intracardiac helminth
Redundant mitral valve
Propagated valvular thrombus
Papillary fibroelastoma

Chordae Tendineae Rupture, Midsystolic Click, Mitral Regurgitation, Mitral Valve Prolapse, Redundant mitral valve

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