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1057920

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2
pubmed:dateCreated
1975-11-22
pubmed:abstractText
The correlation of clinical features with the operative findings in 14 patients with a floppy mitral valve is discussed. The clinical course is typified by rapidly progressive disability. An abrupt deterioration was present in five of our subjects and this may be due to rupture of chordae tendinea or stretching of the valve apparatus. The redundancy of the anterior cusp in 13 of our series may explain the absence of mid systolic clicks in all except one patient. The diagnosis of prolapse can be difficult to make prior to surgery because the prolapsed cusp may be masked by the regurgitant contrast medium. Hypokinesis and prominent inflow sacculation of the left ventricular inflow tract suggest an associated myocardial abnormality. Calcium was present in one valve and thus mitral valve calcification does not exclude the possibility of a floppy valve in patients with mitral regurgitation.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Apr
pubmed:issn
0004-8291
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
5
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
112-16
pubmed:dateRevised
2004-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1975
pubmed:articleTitle
The floppy mitral valve syndrome--a review of fourteen patients requiring valve surgery.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article