tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18943510.post6147176022213373712..comments2023-08-21T02:57:37.362-05:00Comments on Dr. Wes: Blaming It All on Mitral Valve ProlapseDrWeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17438019699222125477noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18943510.post-52400075670018312842020-06-17T15:55:16.402-05:002020-06-17T15:55:16.402-05:00Don't look now but this happened:
https://www...Don't look now but this happened:<br /><br />https://www.wkyt.com/2020/06/17/coroner-carol-barrs-death-result-of-natural-causes/?fbclid=IwAR3m4LfEK8HlPdpeCcqD-IH_nx6LA38Mjqog1zaFsYwMnnF5-C1LNAAeUm4<br /><br />Now people are panicking again. :( MVPVIPhttps://www.facebook.com/groups/30444048500/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18943510.post-43231200995461866762012-12-12T05:29:47.932-06:002012-12-12T05:29:47.932-06:00Although this is an old article I would like to pr...Although this is an old article I would like to provide BN and Anonymous a couple of resources that have greatly helped me understand our condition a little better. Thank you for this article Dr. Wes, it was an interesting read.<br />Here are the links:http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=mitral%20valve%20prolapse%20syndrome&source=web&cd=1&cad=rja&sqi=2&ved=Angienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18943510.post-82782845463850220062009-05-18T05:35:00.000-05:002009-05-18T05:35:00.000-05:00Dear Dr,
I was diagnosed with MVPS few years bac...Dear Dr,<br /> I was diagnosed with MVPS few years back. I on/off have symptoms (may or may not) associated with MVPS. Recently I went to a cardiologist who gave his opinion as "Your MVPS size(I don't know what he refers too may be the prolapse size!)is not at all appreciable as per the cardiologist in United States(I am living in India)and its a less moderate form of MVPS and you can engage in Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18943510.post-16221340182989574992009-05-13T23:03:00.000-05:002009-05-13T23:03:00.000-05:00Developing a theory of causality for any event see...Developing a theory of causality for any event seems to be more of an artform than a science, even within actual scientific fields like medicine. I hope I didn't imply that I automatically subscribe to the notion that MVP was the exclusive cause of the jogger's death. I think the alternative explanations you provided seemed logical enough from this layman's point of view. On the other handAmerican Street Viewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00915530834968259835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18943510.post-85743809265050376392009-05-13T21:32:00.000-05:002009-05-13T21:32:00.000-05:00BN-
Determining the cause of death can be a parti...BN-<br /><br />Determining the cause of death can be a particularly perplexing challenge for health professionals. The presence of pathology does not necessarily imply causality. My point in this post is (1) that mitral valve prolapse is common, (2) we do not know the severity or other confounding reasons why the coroner determined MVP as the cause of death in this man, and (3) there are other DrWeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17438019699222125477noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18943510.post-71565936488921159012009-05-13T20:35:00.000-05:002009-05-13T20:35:00.000-05:00Hi Dr. Wes,
I came across this post after doing s...Hi Dr. Wes,<br /><br />I came across this post after doing some googling on "MVP", which I was diagosed with two years ago. I applaud you for making your expert opinions so accessible, not only by posting in such a public realm but by writing in a plain language style people like myself can understand.<br /><br />I'm writing because I want to offer a "rebuttal" of sorts. But first...<br /><br /American Street Viewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00915530834968259835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18943510.post-23185527326731549752007-10-13T08:04:00.000-05:002007-10-13T08:04:00.000-05:00At this time, without knowing Mr. Schieber's elect...At this time, without knowing Mr. Schieber's electrolyte panels, we don't know much about his hydration status. I agree with Dr. Wes that overhydration is potentially very dangerous to a marathoner (especially one with MVP). However, dehydration still remains an equally large threat. And while electrolytes are lost in sweat, sweat is itself markedly hypotonic, with the typical result of Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18943510.post-3093737963199924792007-10-10T11:35:00.000-05:002007-10-10T11:35:00.000-05:00Wes,Thanks for this post. It reinforces very graph...Wes,<BR/><BR/>Thanks for this post. It reinforces very graphically what I wrote about yesterday on the same topic on my About.com heart disease site (http://heartdisease.about.com). Accordingly, I wrote a follow-up post today, linking to yours.<BR/><BR/>Best,<BR/><BR/>RichAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18943510.post-77599237963559277952007-10-10T10:24:00.000-05:002007-10-10T10:24:00.000-05:00I certainly am suspicious of the report and believ...I certainly am suspicious of the report and believe that the coroner had motives to state that the cause of death was the MVP, not the heat or the conditions in which the marathon took place. One has to wonder whether any political pressure came down on him and wonder from where that pressure came, ie the Mayor's office and the corporate sponsors. At the risk of seeming like a conspiracy Richard A Schoor MD FACShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11520184749583009935noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18943510.post-71070759718720697832007-10-09T15:08:00.000-05:002007-10-09T15:08:00.000-05:00I think it's bad enough that MVP is so overdiagnos...I think it's bad enough that MVP is so overdiagnosed... now everyone is going to start thinking that it's going to kill them!Garyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09566217269997704053noreply@blogger.com