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We present a case series of three patients with bileaflet MVP and mild mitral regurgitation (MR), followed longitudinally for more than a decade. Clinical assessment, electrocardiography, advanced echocardiography, 24-h Holter monitoring, exercise testing, and cardiac magnetic resonance imaging were used to characterize structural, mechanical, and electrical features. Phenotypic variability was evident across the three patients. Case 1 showed progressive MAD (5.4 to 11.3 mm), significant left ventricular (LV) dilatation, marked systolic curling, and a high burden of premature ventricular contractions with non-sustained ventricular tachycardia (NSVT), despite the absence of late gadolinium enhancement (LGE). Case 2 developed mild LV dilatation, curling, and basal inferolateral LGE, with exercise-induced NSVT, whereas Case 3, despite a family history of SCD, showed progression to moderate MR but no MAD, curling, or LGE, and only limited arrhythmic activity. 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