title: [Clinical symptoms of mitral valve prolapse. Treatment with metoprolol (author's transl)].
abstract: Twelve patients with symptomatic mitral valve prolapse were given metoprolol. The efficacy of the drug was evaluated on clinical improvement and changes in echocardiograms, exercise testing and 24 h ambulatory electrocardiograms. The efficacy of metoprolol was remarkable on palpitations and cardiac arrhythmias recorded on ambulatory electrocardiograms.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D004452:Echocardiography; D004562:Electrocardiography; D005080:Exercise Test; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008790:Metoprolol / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D008875:Middle Aged; D008945:Mitral Valve Prolapse / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy*; D011412:Propanolamines / Q000627:therapeutic use*
chemical_list: D011412:Propanolamines; D008790:Metoprolol
vernacular_title: Traitement des manifestations cliniques du prolapsus valvulaire mitral par le métoprolol.