The prevalence of mitral valve prolapse in patients with panic disorders.
Of 131 patients with panic disorder or agoraphobia, 44 (34%) had definite mitral valve prolapse on the basis of clinical findings of an apical mid- or late systolic click and a murmur and/or a two-dimensional echocardiogram showing prolapse of one leaflet in two views or of two leaflets in a single view. Seven other patients (5%) had a probable diagnosis of mitral prolapse on the basis of a typical murmur alone or an intermittent apical mid- or late systolic click and a prolapsing leaflet in a single echocardiographic view. This finding confirms previous reports of the association between panic disorder and mitral valve prolapse.
D000328:Adult; D000379:Agoraphobia / Q000150:complications / Q000523:psychology; D001008:Anxiety Disorders / Q000150:complications* / Q000523:psychology; D001900:Boston; D004452:Echocardiography; D004562:Electrocardiography; D005239:Fear; D005260:Female; D006347:Heart Sounds; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D008945:Mitral Valve Prolapse / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology*; D010200:Panic; D010353:Patient Education as Topic