How does Mitral Valve Prolapse signal affects the Systolic and Diastolic readings from a wrist BP meter?

Question

i have been using a panasonic wrist blood pressure meter to keep track

Answer 1

Mitral valve prolapse (MVP) as such will not cause much of any symptoms or a fall in bp ... but if it's associated with Mitral Regurgitation (MR) then ur systolic is expected to rise and diastolic is expected to drop a little bit

this occurs in MR because blood from the left ventricle flows into the l.atrium during the systole ( whereas in MVP the valve alone bulges into the l.arium) this causes a hyperdynamic circulation resulting in a high volume pulse and a increase in ur pulse pressure ( systolic b.p + diastolic b.p / 2 )

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Answer 2

Not necessarily. Without knowing anything else about you, it is hard to say. It depends on what your normal blood pressure is, and what medications you're on. Mine runs that low normally, and it has all my life without any ill effect, but I am otherwise completely healthy. If you're taking blood pressure medication, and your blood pressure is that low, you may need to not take your medication until your blood pressure climbs back up. Check with your doctor before doing this however. I'm an ER nurse, and if my normally hypertensive patient had a blood pressure of 90/60, I would withold his blood pressure until his blood pressure was a little higher. Nevertheless, even if 90/60 was not your normal BP, it is not dangerously low (yet). Your blood pressure is still high enough to perfuse your brain and all of your vital organs.

Answer 3

Mitral valve prolaps wont afect the Blood pressure reading

Answer 4

If anything, systolic pressure will be slightly lower than what it would be without the MVP