title: Mitral valve prolapse and sudden deafness.
abstract: To examine the association between MVP and Idiopathic Sudden Sensorineural Hearing loss (ISSNHL). 349 subjects, 86 with ISSNHL and 263 controls underwent a 2D-echocardiography. Patients with ISSNHL had higher rates of MVP (29.1% vs 2.7%, p<0.001), mitral leaflet thickening (15.1% vs 2.3%, p<0.001), mitral regurgitation (16.3% vs 6.5%, p=0.02) and left atrial enlargement (11.6% vs 3.8%, p=0.01). Our results support the hypothesis that MVP could be one of the etiological factors of ISSNHL.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Vazquez
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Solanellas
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Alfageme
authors.forename: L F
authors.initials: LF
authors.lastname: Valenzuela-García
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Pavon
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Leal
authors.forename: A J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Fernandez
authors.forename: F J
authors.initials: FJ
authors.lastname: Sanchez-Burguillos
mesh_terms: D004452:Echocardiography; D004617:Embolism / Q000150:complications* / Q000453:epidemiology; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D003639:Hearing Loss, Sudden / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D008945:Mitral Valve Prolapse / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000453:epidemiology; D015995:Prevalence; D011379:Prognosis; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D013030:Spain / Q000453:epidemiology