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Mitral valve prolapse prevalence and complications: an ongoing dialogue.
| Content Provider | Semantic Scholar |
|---|---|
| Author | Sutton, Martin St John Weyman, Arthur E. |
| Copyright Year | 2002 |
| Abstract | Mitral valve prolapse (MVP) is generally understood to be the systolic displacement of an abnormally thickened, redundant mitral leaflet into the left atrium during systole.1 This valvular abnormality has been associated with mid-systolic clicks, late systolic murmurs, and serious complications such as bacterial endocarditis, severe mitral regurgitation, and sudden death.2 Unfortunately, our understanding of the prevalence, complication rate, and associations of mitral valve prolapse has been clouded by the use of varying techniques, changing diagnostic criteria, and conclusions drawn from highly selected referral populations. Despite this confusion, an understanding of the prevalence of mitral valve prolapse and the identification of subgroups most susceptible to complications remain important because MVP is the most common cause of valve repair/replacement for isolated mitral regurgitation in the United States,3 and the thickened leaflets form a recognized substrate for bacterial endocarditis.4 |
| Starting Page | 176 |
| Ending Page | 176 |
| Page Count | 1 |
| File Format | PDF HTM / HTML |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://circ.ahajournals.org/content/circulationaha/106/11/1305.full.pdf?download=true |
| PubMed reference number | 12221042v1 |
| Volume Number | 106 |
| Issue Number | 11 |
| Journal | Circulation |
| Language | English |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Bacterial Endocarditis Confusion Diseases of mitral valve Heart valve disease Left atrial structure Mental association Mitral Valve Insufficiency Mitral Valve Prolapse Syndrome Ptosis Regurgitation Sudden Cardiac Death diagnostic criteria |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
