Mitral Valve?

you are most welcome sir.

mitral valve problems would never cause a sore area or tenderness of the chest wall as you have described. pain to the touch is always due to a muscle or bone problem of the chest wall.

so no, definitely not your heart.

there is something called " costo- chondritis" which is inflammation of the attachment between ribs and cartilage at the exact area you have described. the cause of this is unknown and usually goes away after a while.

if this is the case then you need not worry and you can take something like brufen for the pain, provided you do not have kidney or stomach problems.

have a nice day.

Your best bet is to go to a cardiologist and have a few tests done to rule out any potentially serious problems. An Echocardiogram can be done to see how the MVP is, if it has changed, and if it has gotten worse.

MVP carries an increased risk of endocarditis among other things. Endocarditis is inflammation of the inner lining of the heart. I think you need to see a cardiologist fairly soon.

if you're pushing on something and it hurts...its likely musculoskeletal...and likely costochondritis (inflammation of the cartiledge in the ribs). since you also have MVP, its best to get things checked out by your doc...it could even be your regular internist who can do an EKG or a holter monitor study.

it could be, but i would definately have it checked out by

your doctor. if its sensitive to touch it might just be muscle

but better to be safe and have it checked asap.