Thus, the symptoms associated with MVPS are not due to the valve itself. They are believed to be based on various physiological changes. These are discussed later. The chest pain associated with MVP presents itself in many ways. The pain may be brief in duration, or persist for hours.
People describe the pain as sharp, heavy, shooting, sticking, or as pressure.
At times it can be incapacitating, occurring repeatedly. Often the chest pain is atypical of angina pain caused by narrowing or constriction in the coronary arteries. Sometimes, however, the pain mimics angina. Many MVPers believe chest pains signal a heart attack. MVPS is not known to cause a heart attack.