Mitral valve prolapse in the general population: The benign nature of echocardiographic features in the Framingham Heart Study

The aim of this study was to examine the echocardiographic features and associations of mitral valve prolapse (MVP) diagnosed by current two-dimensional echocardiographic criteria in an unselected outpatient sample. Previous studies of patients with MVP have emphasized the frequent occurrence of ech...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Journal of the American College of Cardiology 2002-10, Vol.40 (7), p.1298-1304
Hauptverfasser:	FREED, Lisa A, BENJAMIN, Emelia J, LEVY, Daniel, LARSON, Martin G, EVANS, Jane C, FULLER, Deborah L, LEHMAN, Birgitta, LEVINE, Robert A
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Ambulatory Care Anthropometry - methods Bias Biological and medical sciences Cardiology Cardiomyopathy Cardiovascular system Case-Control Studies Cross-Sectional Studies Echocardiography - methods Echocardiography - standards Female Heart Humans Investigative techniques, diagnostic techniques (general aspects) Male Massachusetts - epidemiology Medical sciences Middle Aged Mitral Valve Prolapse - classification Mitral Valve Prolapse - diagnostic imaging Mitral Valve Prolapse - epidemiology Severity of Illness Index Studies Surgery Systole Ultrasonic investigative techniques
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