title: Epidemiology and pathophysiology of mitral valve prolapse: new insights into disease progression, genetics, and molecular basis.
authors.affiliation: From the Framingham Heart Study, Framingham, MA (F.N.D., R.S.V.); Department of Medicine (Cardiovascular Division), Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA (F.N.D.); and Cardiology Section, and Preventive Medicine Section, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA (R.S.V.). fdelling@bidmc.harvard.edu.
authors.forename: Francesca N
authors.initials: FN
authors.lastname: Delling
authors.affiliation: From the Framingham Heart Study, Framingham, MA (F.N.D., R.S.V.); Department of Medicine (Cardiovascular Division), Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA (F.N.D.); and Cardiology Section, and Preventive Medicine Section, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA (R.S.V.).
authors.forename: Ramachandran S
authors.initials: RS
authors.lastname: Vasan
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D018450:Disease Progression; D006801:Humans; D008945:Mitral Valve Prolapse / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000235:genetics* / Q000503:physiopathology
keywords: mitral valve; mitral valve insufficiency; mitral valve prolapse