The three hour test you need to fast for 12-14 hours prior because that test is fasting the lab needs a base fasting glucose to compare the rest of the blood after you drink the glucola. With that test you should still have nothing in between the blood draws, even though the taste is very bad.
Because valvular heart disease can cause the heart to work harder, enlarge, and ultimately lead to congestive heart failure, symptoms like shortness of breath, fatigue, fainting, chest pain, and ankle swelling may appear as the disease progresses.
Mitral valve syndrome is the term for the condition experienced by the small number of people who have symptomatic MVP. Symptoms, which in some cases may be related to leaking of the mitral valve, can include: 1  Chest pain (not caused by coronary artery disease or a heart attack). 2  Dizziness. 3  Fatigue. 4  Sensation of feeling the heart beat (palpitations). 5  Shortness of breath with activity or when lying flat (orthopnea).