When Kentucky Rep. Andy Barr‘s wife, Carol Barr, unexpectedly died at home on June 16, people were left wondering: how could a seemingly healthy 39-year-old woman die so suddenly?
Barr’s cause of death was later revealed to be Mitral valve prolapse, more commonly known as Floppy Valve Syndrome, which is 4.
Two top cardiologists explain to HollywoodLife EXCLUSIVELY why the congressman’s wife was killed by the condition, in which the heart’s mitral valve is unable to control blood flow — even if it’s “not usually” fatal. “Mitral valve prolapse can make the heart susceptible to cardiac arrhythmias which can cause sudden cardiac death,” explains Dr. Robert Segal, cardiologist and founder of Manhattan Cardiology. “In patients with mitral valve