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Mitral valve prolapse – defects in connective tissue proteins that predispose to myxomatous degeneration of the mitral leaflets and chordae tendineae. Mid-systolic click with mitral regurgitation murmur -> occur later in systole or disappear completely with squatting and valsava maneuvers that increase left ventricular end-diastolic volume.