Prevalence and Clinical Outcome of Mitral-Valve Prolapse
Freed L, Levy D, Levine R, Larson M, Evans J, Fuller D, Lehman B, Benjamin E. Prevalence and Clinical Outcome of Mitral-Valve Prolapse. New England Journal Of Medicine 1999, 341: 1-7. PMID: 10387935, DOI: 10.1056/nejm199907013410101.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMitral valve prolapseTwo-dimensional echocardiographic criteriaClassic mitral valve prolapseStudy of patientsFramingham Heart StudyChest painFrequent complicationEchocardiographic criteriaElectrocardiographic abnormalitiesHeart failureUnadjusted prevalenceAdverse sequelaeClinical outcomesFifth examinationAtrial fibrillationCerebrovascular diseaseMitral regurgitationMitral leafletSex distributionGeneral populationHeart StudyProlapseOffspring CohortSuperior displacementPrevalence