title: [Clinical features of idiopathic mitral valve prolapse].
abstract: This paper ask a question; is there a generalized defect of the connective tissue among subjects with primary mitral valve prolapse? Based on clinical methods it was found that paired subjects with and without primary mitral valve prolapse, are different in respect of an arbitrary score of joint hypermobility and phenotypic features. This is a statistically significant difference and suggest a possible molecular defect affecting connective tissue in people with primary mitral valve prolapse. Therefore, biochemical and molecular studies should be done to further characterize this abnormality.
authors.affiliation: Instituto Nacional de Cardiología Ignacio Chávez, (INCICH), Juan Badiano No. 1. Tlalpan, México, D.F.
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Rodríguez
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Petersen
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Villarreal
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Esquivel
authors.forename: P A
authors.initials: PA
authors.lastname: Reyes
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002648:Child; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007593:Joint Instability / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D008945:Mitral Valve Prolapse / Q000175:diagnosis*; D010641:Phenotype; D012214:Rheumatic Heart Disease / Q000175:diagnosis
vernacular_title: Características clínicas en el prolapso valvular mitral idiopático.