Echocardiographically determined mitral valve prolapse in male patients.
Mitral valve prolapse syndrome is a common clinical entity that may occur as an isolated condition or in association with other cardiovascular diseases. In this retrospective study, 41% (23/56) of the male patients with echocardiographically diagnosed mitral valve prolapse had an additional form of cardiovascular disease.
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002318:Cardiovascular Diseases / Q000150:complications; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004452:Echocardiography; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D008945:Mitral Valve Prolapse / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D012189:Retrospective Studies