The Mitral Valve Prolapse Syndrome/Dysautonomia Survival Guide

by John Furiasse, Cheryl Durante, John Furiasse MD, et al.

Book Overview

Mitral Valve Prolapse is a non-life-threatening structural dysfunction of the heart's mitral valve that affects women twice as commonly as men. Some 40 percent of people with MVP also suffer from MVP syndrome, otherwise known as dysautonomia, an imbalance of the autonomic nervous system whose symptoms include panic attacks, anxiety, fatigue, migraines, irritable bowel, and more.

This survival guide reassures anyone who's been told, 'It's...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1572243031
• ISBN13: 9781572243033
• Release Date: December 2002
• Publisher: New Harbinger Publications
• Length: 184 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.0" x 9.0"

Customer Reviews

This book is my new "Bible"

This book talks about everything that other books do not talk about. Yes, "The Propalspe Personality". Another reviewer asked for "facts" unfortunately, MVPS has not been researched so there are very few small studies. If you have MVPS you will understand everything said in this book and finally you will understand that you are not crazy!

Full of helpful ideas

Unlike a few others, I found that there was some good concrete evidence in this book. I have found that the kind of evidence a researcher looks for is quite hard to find on the topic of Mitral Valve Prolapse Syndrome. The original writer and researcher in this field, Lyn Frederickson, wrote the first and definitive book on this topic back in 1988. I would disagree with another reviewer and say that Ms. Scordo's book (rather than leading the way) basically restates Ms. Frederickson's work while discounting the need for medication and relies totally on exercise , meditation and alternative therapies. This new book delves more deeply while crediting Ms. Frederickson and gives the latest information including biological, physical and medicational aspects of the syndrome. Although Ms.Frederickson's book is now out of print I think it only proper to give her the credit she deserves.

A Must Read

This is a must read for anyone who has the syndrome, or knows someone with the syndrome. It is packed with great information to use when you suffer from this syndrome. It has very good stories written by people who have Mitral Valve Prolapse. It also helps the people that are around the ones who have MVP. I enjoyed the parts of this book that listed ways for you to cope better everyday of your life, and the medications you can take to have control of your life.

Great reassurance for people with this syndrome!

Of course the psychologist reviewer who said the book is mostly speculation is correct. Until there is more research done on the syndrome there has to be a lot of speculation. However, the speculation is educated because the people who wrote the book either have the syndrome or have spoken with thousands of others who also have it. I found the book to be very reassuring about my condition. It also made me realize that someone needs to do much more research about MVPS.

Miyral Valve Prolapse Syndrome/ Dysautonomia Survival Guide

What a great book! This is a must read for anyone with the syndrome, or if they know anyone with it. It gives you wonderful insights on how to deal with Mitral Valve Prolapse. The chapters on nutrition, and medicine goes a long way on helping you understanding what you can do to give yourself a better quality of life. If you only read one book on this subject make sure this is the one. You will wonder why someone did not write a book like this before. What I really liked about this book is that it was written by people who deal with this syndrome on a daily basis since they have it.