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The prevalence of mitral valve prolapse in patients undergoing echocardiography for clinical reason.
International Journal of Cardiology 2007 December 16
BACKGROUND: The prevalence of mitral valve prolapse (MVP) has been reported to be 2.4% according to the Framingham Heart Study. However larger trials have found the prevalence of MVP to be less than 1.5%. We studied the prevalence of MVP using a large echocardiographic database.
METHOD: We retrospectively analyzed 24,265 echocardiograms performed between 1984 and 1998 for clinical reason. The total prevalence of MVP was calculated and stratified based on gender.
RESULTS: The database included 12,926 female and 11,339 male patients. The echocardiographic prevalence of MVP was 0.4% in females and 0.7% in males. The prevalence was 0.6% overall.
CONCLUSION: In the largest sample studied to date, the prevalence of MVP was lower than what was previously reported, with similar findings in both genders.
METHOD: We retrospectively analyzed 24,265 echocardiograms performed between 1984 and 1998 for clinical reason. The total prevalence of MVP was calculated and stratified based on gender.
RESULTS: The database included 12,926 female and 11,339 male patients. The echocardiographic prevalence of MVP was 0.4% in females and 0.7% in males. The prevalence was 0.6% overall.
CONCLUSION: In the largest sample studied to date, the prevalence of MVP was lower than what was previously reported, with similar findings in both genders.
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