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Mitral valve prolapse. Disease or illness?

Publication ,  Journal Article
Retchin, SM; Fletcher, RH; Earp, J; Lamson, N; Waugh, RA
Published in: Arch Intern Med
June 1986

Mitral valve prolapse (MVP) is a common condition that is believed to be responsible for numerous symptoms and potentially serious complications. To determine whether symptoms and functional impairment are related to MVP itself, we studied 274 outpatients referred to an echocardiography laboratory for suspicion of MVP. The age, sex, and symptoms at the time of echocardiography were similar among patients with and without evidence of MVP. After 14 to 36 months, 158 patients were interviewed. There was a high rate of dysfunction, but echocardiographic evidence of MVP was not associated with disability, health care utilization, or reported symptoms. The results of this study suggest that symptoms and dysfunction are not related to the presence of MVP by echocardiography. The functional impairment that is seen in patients suspected of MVP may be caused by other factors.

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Published In

Arch Intern Med

ISSN

0003-9926

Publication Date

June 1986

Volume

146

Issue

6

Start / End Page

1081 / 1084

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Time Factors
  • Surveys and Questionnaires
  • Sex Factors
  • Risk
  • North Carolina
  • Mitral Valve Prolapse
  • Male
  • Humans
  • General & Internal Medicine
  • Follow-Up Studies
 

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Retchin, S. M., Fletcher, R. H., Earp, J., Lamson, N., & Waugh, R. A. (1986). Mitral valve prolapse. Disease or illness? Arch Intern Med, 146(6), 1081–1084.
Retchin, S. M., R. H. Fletcher, J. Earp, N. Lamson, and R. A. Waugh. “Mitral valve prolapse. Disease or illness?Arch Intern Med 146, no. 6 (June 1986): 1081–84.
Retchin SM, Fletcher RH, Earp J, Lamson N, Waugh RA. Mitral valve prolapse. Disease or illness? Arch Intern Med. 1986 Jun;146(6):1081–4.
Retchin, S. M., et al. “Mitral valve prolapse. Disease or illness?Arch Intern Med, vol. 146, no. 6, June 1986, pp. 1081–84.
Retchin SM, Fletcher RH, Earp J, Lamson N, Waugh RA. Mitral valve prolapse. Disease or illness? Arch Intern Med. 1986 Jun;146(6):1081–1084.

Published In

Arch Intern Med

ISSN

0003-9926

Publication Date

June 1986

Volume

146

Issue

6

Start / End Page

1081 / 1084

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Time Factors
  • Surveys and Questionnaires
  • Sex Factors
  • Risk
  • North Carolina
  • Mitral Valve Prolapse
  • Male
  • Humans
  • General & Internal Medicine
  • Follow-Up Studies