The Prevalence of Mitral Valve Prolapse in Healthy Men and Women in Sweden: An Echocardiographic Study
- 12 January 1984
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wiley in Acta Medica Scandinavica
- Vol. 215 (2) , 157-160
- https://doi.org/10.1111/j.0954-6820.1984.tb04986.x
Abstract
An asymptomatic population of 100 women and 101 men was studied with M-mode echocardiogram to determine the prevalence of mitral valve prolapse (MVP). One of the two patterns characteristic for MVP was found in 8% of the females and 7% of the males. The diastolic mitral valve excursion was significantly higher in the MVP group (p≤0.001). A typical M-mode pattern in combination with a high mitral valve excursion probably enhances the diagnostic specificity.Keywords
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