title: [Mitral valve prolapse associated with Basedow's disease and active hyperthyroidism. Preliminary report].
abstract: We performed 2 dimensional echocardiograms to investigate the presence of mitral valve prolapse (MVP) in 21 patients with Graves disease and active hyperthyroidism. 22 healthy subjects were used as a control group. The incidence of MVP was 24% (n = 5) in hyperthyroid patients compared to 5% (n = 1) in normals (NS by Fisher's exact test). Age, T3 and T4 levels were similar in hyperthyroid patients with and without MVP, but the clinical course was longer in the former. A study in a larger group of patients may help establish the increased incidence of MVP in hyperthyroidism.
authors.affiliation: Servicio de Medicina Hospital San José.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Piraino
authors.forename: M L
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Zura
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Loureiro
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Andrade
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001835:Body Weight; D005260:Female; D006111:Graves Disease / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D006980:Hyperthyroidism / Q000150:complications*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D008945:Mitral Valve Prolapse / Q000150:complications*; D011336:Probability; D013974:Thyroxine / Q000032:analysis; D014284:Triiodothyronine / Q000032:analysis
chemical_list: D014284:Triiodothyronine; D013974:Thyroxine
vernacular_title: Proplapso valvular mitral asociado a enfermedad de Basedow e hipertiroidismo activo. Comunicacion preliminar.