Article
[Clinical features of idiopathic mitral valve prolapse].
Archivos del Instituto de Cardiologia de Mexico - 1 Jan 2000
Rodríguez Y, Petersen F, Villarreal A, Esquivel J, Reyes P A
Abstract excerpt
This paper ask a question; is there a generalized defect of the connective tissue among subjects with primary mitral valve prolapse? Based on clinical methods it was found that paired subjects with and without primary mitral valve prolapse, are different in respect of an arbitrary score of joint hypermobility and phenotypic features. This is a statistically significant difference and suggest a possible molecular...
Topics
- Adolescent
- Adult
- Aged
- Child
- Diagnosis, Differential
- Female
- Humans
- Joint Instability
- Male
- Middle Aged
- Mitral Valve Prolapse
- Phenotype