question re: mitral regurg

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I have a question regarding mitral valve regurgitation due to a flail leaflet in a young patient with a pectus excavatum but no other anomalies...if the regurgitation is mild, is stability over the lifetime the rule, or is surgical intervention likely in later life? thanks so much!
 
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I have a question regarding mitral valve regurgitation due to a flail leaflet in a young patient with a pectus excavatum but no other anomalies...if the regurgitation is mild, is stability over the lifetime the rule, or is surgical intervention likely in later life? thanks so much!
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is the regurgitation really 'mild' with this 'flail leaflet'? Is the leaflet partially flail, or perhaps prolapsing? I suspect the latter if the MR is mild.

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