title: A clinical profile of mitral valve prolapse syndrome.
abstract: Clinical, radiologic, electrocardiographic and 2-dimensional echocardiographic findings of fifty cases of mitral valve prolapse syndrome attending the Pediatric Cardiology clinic of I.C.H. and Childrens Hospital, Medical College, Kottayam over a period of ten years from 1980-1989 are presented. Mitral valve prolapse syndrome (MVPS) accounted for 2% of cardiac problems attending our pediatric cardiology clinic. Isolated MVPS constituted 64% of the cases. The common causes of secondary MVPS were Marfan Syndrome-18%, Atrial Septal Defect-10% and Rheumatic fever-8%. Associations of MVPS included Pectus excavatum (8%), Isolated arachnodactyly (2%) and Straight back syndrome (2%). 2-D echocardiogram demonstrated prolapse of both leaflets of Mitral valve in 44%, Isolated posterior mitral valve leaflet prolapse in 32% and Isolated anterior mitral valve leaflet prolapse in 24% of cases. No complications were seen during follow up.
authors: Department of Pediatrics, Medical College, Kottayam.
authors: T U
authors: TU
authors: Sukumaran
authors: R J
authors: RJ
authors: Manjooran
authors: K
authors: K
authors: Thomas
mesh_terms: D015150:Echocardiography, Doppler; D004562:Electrocardiography; D006801:Humans; D007194:India / Q000453:epidemiology; D008945:Mitral Valve Prolapse / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology; D015995:Prevalence