LEFT VENTRICULAR CARDIOMYOPATHY IN MITRAL VALVE PROLAPSE: FACT OR FICTION?

LEFT VENTRICULAR CARDIOMYOPATHY IN MITRAL VALVE PROLAPSE: FACT OR FICTION?

In most patients with mitral valve prolapse (MVP) without severe mitral regurgitation (MR), left ventricular (LV) function is preserved. There are, however, patients with MVP who have unexplained LV dilatation and/or decreased LV function. An association between MVP and sudden cardiac death has als...

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Main Authors: Christina Attenhofer Jost, Matthias Greutmann, Heidi M. Connolly, Barbara Naegeli, Anja Faeh-Gunz, Christoph Scharf, Reto Candinas, Emanuela Valsangiacomo Buechel, Roland Weber, Christian Binggeli, Olaf Franzen, Argelia Medeiros-Domingo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: European Medical Journal 2015-02-01
Series:European Medical Journal Cardiology
Subjects:
mitral valve prolapse (mvp)
mitral regurgitation (mr)
left ventricular (lv) function
right ventricle (rv)
left ventricular cardiomyopathy
Online Access:https://www.emjreviews.com/cardiology/article/left-ventricular-cardiomyopathy-in-mitral-valve-prolapse-fact-or-fiction/

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