Amelioration of mitral valve prolapse after treatment for panic disorder

Twenty panic disorder patients with mitral valve prolapse showed amelioration of prolapse on repeat echocardiogram after treatment for panic disorder. This effect was significant when compared to repeat echocardiograms in eight psychiatrically normal control subjects with mitral valve prolapse.

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Veröffentlicht in:	The American journal of psychiatry 1992-11, Vol.149 (11), p.1587-1588
Hauptverfasser:	COPLAN, J. D, PAPP, L. A, KING, D. L, GORMAN, J. M
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adult Antidepressive Agents, Tricyclic - therapeutic use Behavior Therapy Biological and medical sciences Echocardiography Female Heart Humans Male Medical sciences Mental disorders Mitral Valve - physiopathology Mitral Valve Prolapse - complications Mitral Valve Prolapse - diagnosis Mitral Valve Prolapse - physiopathology Neuropharmacology Panic Disorder - complications Panic Disorder - physiopathology Panic Disorder - therapy Pharmacology. Drug treatments Psycholeptics: tranquillizer, neuroleptic Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry Psychopharmacology Severity of Illness Index Social research Therapy
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Zusammenfassung:	Twenty panic disorder patients with mitral valve prolapse showed amelioration of prolapse on repeat echocardiogram after treatment for panic disorder. This effect was significant when compared to repeat echocardiograms in eight psychiatrically normal control subjects with mitral valve prolapse.
ISSN:	0002-953X 1535-7228
DOI:	10.1176/ajp.149.11.1587