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Floppy mitral valve/mitral valve prolapse syndrome: Beta-adrenergic receptor polymorphism may contribute to the pathogenesis of symptoms.
Journal of cardiology - 1 May 2015
Theofilogiannakos Efstratios K, Boudoulas Konstantinos Dean, Gawronski Brian E, Langaee Taimour Y, Dardas Petros S, Ninios Vlasis, Kelpis Timotheos G, Johnson Julie A, Pitsis Antonios A, Boudoulas Harisios
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Certain patients with floppy mitral valve (FMV)/mitral valve prolapse (MVP) may have symptoms that cannot be explained on the severity of mitral valvular regurgitation (MVR) alone; hypersensitivity to adrenergic stimulation has been suggested in this group defined as the FMV/MVP syndrome. METHODS: Ninety-eight patients (75 men, 23 women) with mitral valve surgery for FMV/MVP were studied. Of those 41...
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