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Genetic background of mitral valve prolapse.
Reviews in cardiovascular medicine - 12 Mar 2022
Guicciardi Nicolò Azzola, De Bonis Michele, Di Resta Chiara, Ascione Guido, Alfieri Ottavio, Maisano Francesco, Vergara Pasquale
Abstract excerpt
Mitral valve prolapse (MVP) has a prevalence of 2-3% among the population. It involves a heterogeneous group of patients with different expressions and according to the phenotype can be further divided into fibroelastic deficiency, which is mainly considered as a degeneration due to aging, and myxomatous disease, frequently associated with familiar clusters. Thus, MVP can be present in syndromic, when part of a...
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