PMID: 11330509May 2, 2001Paper

Mitral valve prolapse in patients with pure rheumatic mitral stenosis: an angiographic study

Angiology
G R Rezaian, A Emad

Abstract

Of 122 adult patients suspected of having rheumatic mitral stenosis, 112 fulfilled the hemodynamic and angiographic criteria for pure, isolated mitral stenosis. There were 88 females and 24 males with an age range of 16 to 60 years. The left ventriculograms (30 degrees right anterior oblique) were subjectively assessed for gross bulging of the mitral valve leaflets beyond the mitral fulcrum into the left atrium during a beat with maximal opacification. Seventeen percent of cases had typical evidence of mitral valve prolapse, which is much higher than the 3% to 5% rate reported for the general population. This phenomenon was independent of the patients' age, sex, hemodynamic findings, and/or their underlying cardiac rhythm, thus implying the direct role of rheumatic mitral stenosis in the genesis of secondary mitral valve prolapse.

References

Feb 1, 1978·The American Journal of Medicine·J S GottdienerW P Harvey
May 1, 1991·Current Problems in Cardiology·M E FontanaC F Wooley
Mar 1, 1989·The American Journal of Cardiology·R H MarcusJ B Barlow
Feb 16, 1985·La Presse médicale·J Bensaid
Jan 1, 1988·The American Journal of Cardiology·J KrivokapichJ K Perloff
May 1, 1987·American Heart Journal·D Levy, D Savage
Nov 1, 1986·The American Journal of Medicine·R B DevereuxP Kligfield
Aug 1, 1972·Circulation·J K Perloff, W C Roberts
Sep 1, 1972·American Heart Journal·W H Kern, B L Tucker
Sep 1, 1984·Progress in Cardiovascular Diseases·M H Crawford, R A O'Rourke
Apr 1, 1984·The American Journal of Cardiology·W C Roberts
Apr 1, 1984·Journal of the American College of Cardiology·P J EngelM J Cowley
Mar 1, 1995·Current Opinion in Cardiology·R B Devereux
May 1, 1994·Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography : Official Publication of the American Society of Echocardiography·P M Shah
Mar 1, 1996·American Heart Journal·A ZuppiroliR B Devereux

❮ Previous
Next ❯

Related Concepts

Trending Feeds

COVID-19

Coronaviruses encompass a large family of viruses that cause the common cold as well as more serious diseases, such as the ongoing outbreak of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19; formally known as 2019-nCoV). Coronaviruses can spread from animals to humans; symptoms include fever, cough, shortness of breath, and breathing difficulties; in more severe cases, infection can lead to death. This feed covers recent research on COVID-19.

Blastomycosis

Blastomycosis fungal infections spread through inhaling Blastomyces dermatitidis spores. Discover the latest research on blastomycosis fungal infections here.

Nuclear Pore Complex in ALS/FTD

Alterations in nucleocytoplasmic transport, controlled by the nuclear pore complex, may be involved in the pathomechanism underlying multiple neurodegenerative diseases including Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis and Frontotemporal Dementia. Here is the latest research on the nuclear pore complex in ALS and FTD.

Applications of Molecular Barcoding

The concept of molecular barcoding is that each original DNA or RNA molecule is attached to a unique sequence barcode. Sequence reads having different barcodes represent different original molecules, while sequence reads having the same barcode are results of PCR duplication from one original molecule. Discover the latest research on molecular barcoding here.

Chronic Fatigue Syndrome

Chronic fatigue syndrome is a disease characterized by unexplained disabling fatigue; the pathology of which is incompletely understood. Discover the latest research on chronic fatigue syndrome here.

Evolution of Pluripotency

Pluripotency refers to the ability of a cell to develop into three primary germ cell layers of the embryo. This feed focuses on the mechanisms that underlie the evolution of pluripotency. Here is the latest research.

Position Effect Variegation

Position Effect Variagation occurs when a gene is inactivated due to its positioning near heterochromatic regions within a chromosome. Discover the latest research on Position Effect Variagation here.

STING Receptor Agonists

Stimulator of IFN genes (STING) are a group of transmembrane proteins that are involved in the induction of type I interferon that is important in the innate immune response. The stimulation of STING has been an active area of research in the treatment of cancer and infectious diseases. Here is the latest research on STING receptor agonists.

Microbicide

Microbicides are products that can be applied to vaginal or rectal mucosal surfaces with the goal of preventing, or at least significantly reducing, the transmission of sexually transmitted infections. Here is the latest research on microbicides.