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Floppy mitral valve/mitral valve prolapse: A complex entity with multiple genotypes and phenotypes.
Progress in cardiovascular diseases - 1 Jan 2000
Boudoulas Konstantinos Dean, Pitsis Antonios A, Mazzaferri Ernest L, Gumina Richard J, Triposkiadis Filippos, Boudoulas Harisios
Abstract excerpt
Floppy mitral valve/mitral valve prolapse (FMV/MVP) is a common valvular abnormality affecting 2% to 3% of the general population. It occurs in a heterogeneous group of patients with varying and age dependent expressions. FMV/MVP can be familial or sporadic, isolated (called non-syndromic) or as a part of a well-defined syndrome of heritable connective tissue disorders or other diseases. A wide range of...
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