For
mitral valve prolapse patient treatment selection depends on severity of the condition.
Most times if there is no symptoms then doctor will suggest for only regular check up and will ask to return to normal life. If there are symptoms then based on symptoms and patient physical health need, doctor will suggest for anti coagulant drug,
beta blocker drug, diuretics , heart rhythem medication. Here beta blockers helps for heart to beat slowly but complete, anti coagulant helps for keeping blood thin so less pressure on heart, diuretics helps to take out extra fluid from body so reduce pressure from heart for managing more fluid, heart rhythem medication as the name suggest helps for correcting the rhythem of heart.
Next level of treatment is surgical, that is again based on severity of condition doctor may plan for either
mitral valve repair or replacement.
Heart murmur can be due to various resion and not all time in need of treatment. Common causes are mitral valve prolapse, fever, anemia,
high blood pressure, over active
thyroid. Now based on the basic cause treatment can be given.
In your case as a doctor I suggest if your grand son does not have any health problem then let him live his normal life and keep him under observation of a good cardiologist. That is every 3 month once he can visit and I suggest him not to do
smoking and live healthy life do exercise regularly. Dont put up on too much of weight.
Take care.