Mitral valve prolapse syndrome

Within one and a half year 24 patients with arrhythmias or chest pain were investigated to detect a mitral valve prolapse syndrome which was found in 9 cases by echocardiography. Within this group 6 patients complained of fatigue, dizziness, dyspnea or syncope, 6 had chest pain, 7 paroxysmal tachyca...

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Published inWiener medizinische Wochenschrift Vol. 130; no. 11; p. 361
Main Authors Bergmann, Jr, H, Leisch, F, Schützenberger, W, Herbinger, W
Format Journal Article
LanguageGerman
Published Austria 15.06.1980
Subjects
Adult
Echocardiography
Electrocardiography
Fatigue - etiology
Female
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Mitral Valve Prolapse - complications
Syncope - etiology
Tachycardia, Paroxysmal - complications
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Summary:Within one and a half year 24 patients with arrhythmias or chest pain were investigated to detect a mitral valve prolapse syndrome which was found in 9 cases by echocardiography. Within this group 6 patients complained of fatigue, dizziness, dyspnea or syncope, 6 had chest pain, 7 paroxysmal tachycardia and 2 patients premature beats. Auscultation revealed in 3 cases a systolic click, in 1 case a systolic click with late systolic murmur and in 5 cases a systolic murmur only. The ECG showed premature ventricular contractions in 2 patients, ST-T abnormalities in 6 patients. Echocardiography showed a late systolic prolapse in 6 and a pansystolic prolapse in 3 patients. In 3 cases also an angiography was performed and in this way a mitral valve prolapse detected; hemodynamics and coronary arteries were normal in all 3 cases but in one case a mitral insufficiency and in one case an asynergy of the anterior wall was found. Pathophysiology, clinical symptoms and phonocardiographic, echocardiographic and angiographic findings in mitral valve prolapse syndrome are discussed.
ISSN:0043-5341
1563-258X