Clinical features of mitral valve prolapse associated with low body weight

1988 ◽  
Vol 61 (8) ◽  
pp. 662-664 ◽  
Author(s):  
Richard B. Devereux ◽  
Roger Cappucci ◽  
Randi Kramer-Fox
Cardiology ◽  
1996 ◽  
Vol 87 (5) ◽  
pp. 374-378 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rosario Cassone ◽  
Carlo Moroni ◽  
Claudio Parlapiano ◽  
Francesco Bondanini ◽  
Cesare Affricano

1980 ◽  
Vol 45 (2) ◽  
pp. 443 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bernard King ◽  
Harisios Boudoulas ◽  
Mary E. Fontana ◽  
Charles F. Wooley

The Lancet ◽  
1982 ◽  
Vol 320 (8302) ◽  
pp. 792-795 ◽  
Author(s):  
RichardB. Devereux ◽  
ElizabethM. Lutas ◽  
W. Ted Brown ◽  
Randi Kramer-Fox ◽  
JohnH. Laragh

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Pang-Yen Liu ◽  
Kun-Zhe Tsai ◽  
Yen-Po Lin ◽  
Chin-Sheng Lin ◽  
Huan-Chang Zeng ◽  
...  

AbstractThe prevalence of mitral valve prolapse (MVP) among middle- and older-aged individuals is estimated to be 2–4% in Western countries. However, few studies have been conducted among Asian individuals and young adults. This study included a sample of 2442 consecutive military adults aged 18–39 years in Hualien, Taiwan. MVP was defined as displacement of the anterior or posterior leaflet of the mitral valve to the mid portion of the annular hinge point > 2 mm in the parasternal long-axis view of echocardiography. Cardiac chamber size and wall thickness were measured based on the latest criteria of the American Society of Echocardiography. The clinical features of participants with MVP and those without MVP were compared using a two-sample t test, and the cardiac structures were compared using analysis of covariance with adjustment for body surface area (BSA). Eighty-two participants were diagnosed with MVP, and the prevalence was 3.36% in the overall population. Compared with those without MVP, participants with MVP had a lower body mass index (kg/m2) (24.89 ± 3.70 vs. 23.91 ± 3.45, p = 0.02) and higher prevalence of somatic symptoms related to exercise (11.0% vs. 4.9%, p = 0.02) and systolic click in auscultation (18.3% vs. 0.6%, p < 0.01). In addition, participants with MVP had greater left ventricular mass (gm) and smaller right ventricular wall thickness (mm) and dimensions (mm) indexed by BSA than those without MVP (149.12 ± 35.76 vs. 155.38 ± 36.26; 4.66 ± 0.63 vs. 4.40 ± 0.68; 26.57 ± 3.99 vs. 25.41 ± 4.35, respectively, all p-values < 0.01). In conclusion, the prevalence and clinical features of MVP in military young adults in Taiwan were in line with those in Western countries. Whether the novel MVP phenotype found in this study has any pathological meaning needs further investigation.


1982 ◽  
Vol 5 (6) ◽  
pp. 371-375 ◽  
Author(s):  
H. J. Levine ◽  
J. M. Isner ◽  
D. N. Salem

1987 ◽  
Vol 113 (5) ◽  
pp. 1281-1290 ◽  
Author(s):  
Daniel Levy ◽  
Daniel Savage

1986 ◽  
Vol 8 (4) ◽  
pp. 763-772 ◽  
Author(s):  
Richard B. Devereux ◽  
Randi Kramer-Fox ◽  
W. Ted Brown ◽  
M. Katherine Shear ◽  
Neil Hartman ◽  
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