PMID: 15240965Jul 9, 2004Paper

The relationship between echocardiographic features of mitral valve and elastic properties of aortic wall and Beighton hypermobility score in patients with mitral valve prolapse

Japanese Heart Journal
Mehmet YaziciCihangir Uyan

Abstract

The present study was designed to investigate the incidence of benign joint hypermobility syndrome (BJHMS) in mitral valve prolapse (MVP) and the correlation between the echocardiographic features of the mitral valve and elastic properties of the aortic wall and Beighton hypermobility score (BHS) in patients with MVP and BJHMS. Fourty-six patients with nonrheumatic, uncomplicated, and isolated mitral anterior leaflet prolapse (7 men and 39 women, mean age; 26.1 +/- 5.9) and 25 healthy subjects (3 men and 22 women, mean age, 25.4 +/- 4.3) were studied. Patients were divided into two groups according to their BHS (group I, MVP+BJHMS; group II, MVP-BJHMS). Individuals with accompanying cardiac or systemic disease were excluded. Echocardiographic examination was performed in all subjects. The presence of BJHMS was evaluated according to Beighton's criteria. The incidence of BJHMS in patients with MVP was found to be significantly higher than that of controls (45.6%, (21/46) vs 12% (3/25), P < 0.0001). Group I (MVP + BJHMS) had significantly increased anterior mitral leaflet thickness (AMLT, 3.4 +/- 0.4 vs 3.1 +/- 0.3; P < 0.005), maximal leaflet displacement (MLD, 2.4 +/- 0.4 vs 1.7 +/- 0.4; P < 0.005), and degree of mitral regurgi...Continue Reading

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